Month / July 2011
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Road Rage and Auto Accident Insurance Coverage
A recent Pennsylvania road rage related personal injury action raises some interesting auto insurance coverage issues. The case involved a suit by a young girl against her dad for emotion distress suffered…
July 25, 2011 -
Subrogation Rights in a New Mexico Personal Injury Claim
In most cases, when a person suffers personal injuries in an accident, his insurance, either health or automobile, will pay for his medical bills. Although another party is likely responsible for the…
July 18, 2011 -
Dram Shop Liability: Shifting Burden of Proof
The New Mexico Liquor Liability Act creates different standards of care for dram shop liability depending upon the relationship between the plaintiff and the defendant. The highest standard of care is imposed…
July 11, 2011 -
Expectation of Privacy in Garbage in New Mexico Even in a Motel Dumpster!
The recent New Mexico Court of Appeals case of State v. Crane illustrates the high level of protection against unlawful search and seizure afforded those in New Mexico under the New Mexico…
July 6, 2011
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