Slate’s Law Blog
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...
Can I File a Claim for Any Type of Personal Injury?
After you have sustained an injury, it can be difficult to understand whether your injury makes you eligible to file a personal injury claim and what you need to do in order to file a lawsuit. Given that personal injury law is such a broad area of the law, you may be...
Ski Accidents
The summer heat is giving way to cool air and colorful autumn leaves. In New Mexico, this means that ski season will soon be here, as snowfall will soon extend beyond the mountain peaks to the state’s most scenic ski resorts. Skiing is an excellent form of physical...
Seasonal Hazards Associated With Fall Driving
More car accidents occur between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day than at any other time of year. Furthermore, the hazards of driving on icy roads in the winter are so well known that even the most hubristic drivers know to use caution. While driving on Santa Fe’s icy...
Does Premises Liability Law Apply to Animal Attacks on Private Property?
If Florida and New Mexico had a contest to see where nature unleashed its fury in more frightening wins, New Mexico just might pull off an underdog victory. New Mexico has more lightning strikes per capita than any other state, including Florida. We do not have...