Slate’s Law Blog
Understanding the New Mexico Tort Claims Act
Despite its similarity to the names of several tasty desserts, the legal term “tort” refers to an action by one party that causes bodily or financial harm to another party. Law students sometimes learn the analogy that torts are to civil law as crimes are to criminal...
Two Fatalities After Car Drives Over Cliff at Navajo Lake Dam
They say that it takes two to tango, but it only takes one vehicle to crash. Single-vehicle accidents can cause at least as much damage to life, limb, and property as collisions that involve two or more vehicles. Excessive speed and alcohol are frequently among the...
Trampoline Accidents
Adults look at a trampoline and see accidents and injuries waiting to happen. Meanwhile, when children see a trampoline, all they can think about is how much fun it would be to jump on it and feel temporarily weightless. A trampoline in a neighbor’s backyard can...
Single-Vehicle Car Accidents and Liability in New Mexico
If you get into a collision with another car, then the logical thing to do is to file an insurance claim with the at-fault driver’s insurance company. You can even file a personal injury lawsuit against the at-fault driver or against the party legally responsible for...
Vicarious Liability and New Mexico Car Accident Cases
If you get injured in a car accident, you have the right to file an insurance claim or lawsuit against the party or parties responsible for the accident, but identifying the responsible parties is not always as simple as it seems. The at-fault driver is not always the...
Collision Near Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey Leads to Civil and Criminal Cases
Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey in New Mexico is a community of Norbertine priests. As with members of many other Catholic religious orders, members of the Norbertine community live in accordance with a rule established by the order’s founder; the founder of the...
Can Pedestrian Accidents Ever Be the Pedestrian’s Fault?
The first rule of driving is to pay enough attention to the road that you can avoid hitting pedestrians. It takes two drivers to cause a fender bender, but in a collision between a driver and a pedestrian, is not it obvious that the pedestrian is an innocent victim?...
Beware of Vehicle Blind Spots
When you are driving, you are supposed to be aware of your surroundings, but some surroundings are easier to keep an eye on than others. Driver’s ed teachers are constantly reminding students when to look in the sideview mirror, when to look in the rearview, and when...
Can You Sue if You Get Injured in a Horseback Riding Accident?
Premises liability laws enable you to recover damages through a personal injury lawsuit or insurance claim if you get injured in a preventable accident at a place of business because it is the business owner’s responsibility to protect customers from dangerous...
Injuries to the Central Nervous System
If you are reading this, you can thank your central nervous system. Your central nervous system also deserves credit if you can walk, scroll through your phone, or do both at the same time. All animals more complex than sea sponges have a central nervous system of...