by Slate Stern | Apr 23, 2024 | Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
Where an accident happens is an important factor in a personal injury case. For example, if a resident of another state gets injured in a car accident in New Mexico, then the courts of New Mexico have jurisdiction to rule on any lawsuits that may arise from the...
by Slate Stern | Apr 16, 2024 | Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
Healthcare is so expensive that most of us avoid going to the doctor until our symptoms become unbearable or even terrifying. Doctors often tell you that your illness would have been much easier to treat if you had received a diagnosis sooner. In fact, survival rates...
by Slate Stern | Apr 9, 2024 | Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
If you think the mountains, plains, gorges, and sand dunes of New Mexico are beautiful, wait until you see what is below the surface. The Carlsbad Caverns National Park is only a small part of the Carlsbad cave system. There are many other caves in New Mexico besides...
by Slate Stern | Apr 2, 2024 | Slate's Law Blog
Your parents are not the only ones who think that seatbelts make a big difference in whether a traffic collision leads to catastrophe. The data agree with them, and so do insurance claims adjusters. Motor vehicle occupants who were not wearing seatbelts at the time of...
by Slate Stern | Mar 26, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Retiring to Florida is so last century. With its restaurants overrun with blue-haired old ladies during the early bird dinner hour, it is the senior equivalent of going to the same college where most of your high school classmates attend. If you really want to play...
by Slate Stern | Mar 19, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
It is not always easy to tell, from looking at a person who has just been involved in a motor vehicle collision, how serious the person’s injuries are. Someone who is bleeding profusely may just need a few stitches and may not have any bone fractures or internal...
