Slate’s Law Blog
Would Stricter Motorcycle Helmet Laws Prevent Fatalities in New Mexico?
New Mexico’s motorcycle helmet laws are some of the most lenient in the country. While some states require all motorcycle riders to wear safety helmets, and others require them only for riders under the age of 21, New Mexico only requires helmets for riders under the...
Motorcycle Safety in Rainy Weather
Everyone’s dream is to ride a motorcycle on a sunny afternoon until the time comes to ride into the sunset, but there is a certain romance to going outdoors on a rainy day. Think about how pleasant rainy-day walks are if you are prepared for them and how unpleasant...
The Idaho Stop: Coming Soon to Intersections in New Mexico
Before you learned to drive a car, riding a bicycle made perfect sense. The rules of the road were, for all practical purposes, the laws of nature. You pedaled harder while riding up a hill and coasted while riding downhill. If you needed to cross a street in your...
Cameraman Gets $66 Million Damages Award After Catastrophic Accident on Movie Set at New Mexico Ski Area
Action movies are entertaining because they show people engaging in activities so dangerous that you and I would be terrified to attempt them, and then emerging without a scratch. Everyone knows that the A-list actors who appear in these films are not agile enough or...
Single Vehicle Hit and Run
Almost any type of accident that can result in a fender bender with property damage only can also be a catastrophic accident with fatalities or severe injuries if a few of the details are different. For example, a rear-end collision at a red light could simply dent...
How Do You Know if You Were Trespassing When You Got Injured?
The unpredictability is part of the beauty of walking outdoors. The aisles of a supermarket are supposed to be perfectly orderly and predictable, but the plants and rocks of a hillside are not. Therefore, accidental falls are always a possibility when you are walking...
Generation Z are Safer Drivers Than You Think
By now, you have heard all manner of gloom and doom about Generation Z. They have no career ambitions except to be social media influencers, or maybe even just to be devastatingly beautiful in the privacy of their own living quarters. Even though they are obsessed...
Amtrak Train Strikes Pickup Truck in Pecos
In April 2024, police in Pecos responded to a call about an Amtrak train that had struck a pickup truck near the intersection of Wild Flower Lane and Cactus Drive. The driver of the pickup truck was the only occupant of the vehicle, and she was hospitalized with...
The Collateral Source Rule and New Mexico Personal Injury Case
Personal finance content creators agree that financial well-being begins in your mind, but they differ as to which thoughts or mindset should guide your financial decisions. Some will tell you to psych yourself up into making risky investments or being pushy in your...
Surgical Malpractice
Patients are entitled to compensation for medical malpractice in any situation where a healthcare provider deviated from the standard of care and, in so doing, harmed the patient’s health and caused him or her to incur additional medical expenses. Not everyone who...