Slate’s Law Blog
Fall Prevention 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...
Truck Accidents on the Highway
The system of interstate highways is a major force that has shaped postwar American life. It contributed to a culture that valorizes cars and depends on them. It also made travel faster and easier than it had been in the age of rail transport; there was no more...
Work Van Strikes Car at Intersection in Albuquerque
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...
Skiing Safety Tips for Beginners
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...
Passenger in At-Fault Driver’s Car Dies in Multi-Vehicle Collision
One of the central arguments of the movement to decriminalize cannabis is that it is no more dangerous than other substances that are acceptable for medical use, and even some that are not controlled substances at all. Tobacco smoking shortens life expectancy and...
Drunk Driving Leads to Fatal Head-On Collision
In some car accidents, the insurance companies divide the fault, equally or unequally, between the two drivers involved in the collision. These accidents are common but minor; in a difficult situation, such as changing lanes in heavy traffic, neither driver reacts...
Car Crashes Through Storefront in Santa Fe
Most car accidents do not cause life-threatening emergencies, so if two cars collide, your biggest worry is usually which driver is at fault for the accident, because this determines which driver’s insurance policy will pay for the medical bills and vehicle damage...
Young Couple Dies in Head-On Collision After Less Than a Month of Marriage
The surviving family members of people killed in accidents have the right to file wrongful death lawsuits against the parties responsible for causing the accident, regardless of the ages of the victims. If a 90-year-old dies in an accident caused by someone else’s...
New Mexico’s Astronomical Hit-and-Run Accident Rate
Even in the age of TikTok videos where ordinary people in pursuit of fame seek to mesmerize you with the sound of their chewing, and in the age of AI-generated content made of unlikely combinations of incongruous elements, which does not pretend to be anything other...
Managing Chronic Pain After a Car Accident
The worst thing about pain is that you cannot see it. Unless you or a close family member of yours lives with chronic pain, it is hard to imagine what it is like. Some days are worse than others, and certain lifestyle changes and medical interventions can bring...