Month / April 2010
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Worker‘s Compensation Exclusivity for Injured Workers Hard to Overcome
The New Mexico Court of Appeals case, Chairez v. James Hamilton Construction Co., discussed in my prior post also addressed issues related to exclusive remedy of worker‘s compensation for employees injured on…
April 29, 2010 -
Rejection of UM/UIM Coverage Must be in Writing but Need Not be Signed by Insured??
The law in New Mexico regarding the rejection of uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage seems to be turned on its head in the recent New Mexico Supreme Court case of Marckstadt v. Lockheed Martin,…
April 23, 2010 -
Recovery of Punitive Damages Under Uninsured/Underinsured Motorists Coverage
Punitive damages are awarded in limited cases for the purposes of punishment of the defendant. Punitive damages also serve to deter similar such behavior by the defendant and others similarly situated. In…
April 21, 2010 -
Mine Safety? Shareholders Meet the Trial Attorneys!
President Obama has announced sweeping mine safety initiatives in response to the recent West Virginia mining disaster in which 29 miners were killed. This is all well and good, but will it…
April 16, 2010 -
Dram Shop Liability Issues Not Always Apparent
There have been a couple of recent decisions involving very large damage awards against bars for the drunken actions of their patrons. The cases fall under dram shop and premises liability laws…
April 12, 2010 -
Employer Liability for Texting Employees
Mobile phones clearly present a danger to the driving public. Mobile phone use causes over 500,000 auto accident related injuries each year. Texting and driving can be almost as dangerous as drinking…
April 5, 2010 -
Texting & Driving Don‘t Mix
Texting and driving do not mix. Governor Richardson of New Mexico has been pushing for a statewide ban on the use of cell phones while driving both for talking and sending texts.…
April 2, 2010
Recent Posts
- Federal Tort Claims Act
- The Myth of the Frivolous Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
- Caps in New Mexico Medical Malpractice Claims Against the Government: No Wiggle Room for Multiple Beneficiaries
- Caps on Punitive Damages: Great for Business, Bad for Everyone Else
- Can I Be Ordered To Pay the Other Side’s Legal Fees?
Categories
- Auto Accidents
- Birth Injuries
- Brain Injury
- Cerebral Palsy Birth Injuries
- Civil Rights
- Construction Accidents
- Drug & Pharmaceutical Injuries
- Insurance Bad Faith Claims Practices
- Medical Malpractice
- New Mexico Civil Rights Act
- Nursing Home Negligence & Abuse
- Personal Injury
- Prison and Jail Negligence
- Prison Medical Neglect
- Trucking Accidents
- Uncategorized
- Work Related Injuries
- Wrongful Death