Articles Posted in Personal Injury

When you lose a loved one in a serious auto collision, one of the first things you have to look into is beginning a wrongful death claim. There is only a limited amount of time available to make a claim, so you will want to start the process quickly to be able to make the…

Auto insurance companies spend a lot of money on advertising in New Mexico. We have all seen their commercials on TV and the internet and heard their radio ads. They usually promise the same things: affordable premiums, and a sympathetic adjuster who is always there for you whenever you and your family are in trouble.…

Life is rarely black and white. While we would like to blame one individual when something goes seriously wrong, it usually is not so simple. It often takes more than one person to cause a catastrophe. This is especially true in auto accidents. The law can determine that one of the drivers involved caused the…

A recent ruling following settlements arising from a fatal New Mexico car accident discusses the recovery that a plaintiff can be awarded against a defendant who defaults. The plaintiff in the case was the mother of a son who had been killed in a motor vehicle accident. A wrongful death case was filed on her…

It’s an indescribable tragedy when a friend or family member has passed away as a result of the negligence of another. When this occurs, some people are able to bring a wrongful death suit against the responsible party in order to recover compensation for the death of their loved one. The court then divides this…

In a recent case, the Chief Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico reviewed the terms of a personal injury settlement. The review was on behalf of minors, two children whose father was killed in a car accident, to determine if the settlement should be approved. Allegedly the minors’…

In a recent ruling applying New Mexico personal injury law, the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico denied the defendant tractor-trailer manufacturer summary judgment on most grounds and granted the tractor-trailer manufacturer summary judgment in part. The underlying litigation was brought following a fatal collision between a car and a tractor-trailer…

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, one of the federal courts in the state, recently remanded a New Mexico personal injury lawsuit back to the Second Judicial District Court, Bernalillo County, the state court in which the plaintiff had filed her lawsuit. The plaintiff allegedly had suffered physical injuries after slipping…

A recent opinion by the New Mexico Court of Appeals, Salas v. Clark Equipment Company, reverses the district court’s grant of summary judgment to a lumber company that had been named as one of the defendants in the plaintiffs’ personal injury suit. The plaintiffs/appellants included a widow, children and grandchildren. They sued the lumber company…

In a recent case, a New Mexico personal injury plaintiff timely identified his treating physicians as potential trial witnesses. He did not timely come forward with any retained experts. According to the court’s ruling, approximately a month after the plaintiff made his disclosures, the defendant, a national retail chain, produced the plaintiff’s medical records. Although…