by Slate Stern | Dec 30, 2025 | Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
Premises liability laws in New Mexico and other states maintain that businesses have a legal responsibility to keep areas that are open to customers in a safe condition. If a customer suffers an accidental injury due to a preventable hazard, the customer has the right...
by Slate Stern | Dec 16, 2025 | Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
Car accidents can happen anywhere, but it is with good reason that people feel more apprehensive at intersections than they do in areas where all the cars are going in the same direction. Yes, sideswipe accidents can happen when people try to change lanes at the wrong...
by Slate Stern | Dec 9, 2025 | Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
The weather is cooling off, and soon, the ski areas of New Mexico will open for the 2025-2026 skiing season. The first ski resort to open this year will be Sipapu Ski Resort, which will open on November 14. The other ski areas in New Mexico will open later in November...
by Slate Stern | Oct 21, 2025 | Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
The summer went by too quickly. By now, the swimming pools are closed, except the ones that stay open year-round. The kids are back in school, already looking forward to summer vacation, even though they spent the whole summer complaining that they were bored. Before...
by Slate Stern | Oct 7, 2025 | Defective Equipment, Machinery and Products, Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
Any motor vehicle is capable of crashing; this becomes obvious to anyone who has practiced personal injury law for a substantial length of time. People contact personal injury lawyers not only about car, truck, and motorcycle accidents, but also about golf cart...
by Slate Stern | Sep 23, 2025 | Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
The temperature outside in the summer is unbearable, even in places a lot cooler than New Mexico. The logical response is to go for a swim. Provided that you only swim in places suited to your skill level, you are safe as long as you swim in the ocean or in a...