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NMCD Guards and Staff: Legal Claims for Lack of Preparation and Response to COVID-19
Question: Do New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) correctional guards and staff have possible legal claims for lack of preparation and response to COVID-19/Coronavirus? Answer: Perhaps but it depends on the whether the…
March 26, 2020 -
New Mexico Corrections Department Unfit to Handle COVID-19 Crisis
Question: Is New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) fit to handle COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in its facilities? Answer: As with any question dealing with the competence of NMCD or its contractors, this was purely…
March 18, 2020 -
Utter Indifference and Incompetence at NMCD Endangering New Mexicans
Question: Is the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) of taken appropriate precautions to protect against spread of Coronavirus in the prisons? Answer: Of course not. That was a purely rhetorical question. NMCD…
March 16, 2020 -
Reclamaciones Legales por Mala fe o Denuncia Maliciosa de Abuso Infantil
Preguntas frecuentes: ¿Puede uno demandar por denuncias falsas de abuso infantil? Respuesta: Sí, usted puede demandar por mala fe o denuncias maliciosas de abuso infantil, pero no será fácil y hay plazos…
March 3, 2020 -
Driver’s Duty to Pedestrians
FAQ: What is driver’s duty to pedestrians? A driver in New Mexico has a duty to keep a proper lookout for dangers and hazards. This means a driver must pay attention to…
February 20, 2020 -
Intervenciones de la FMCSA para Camiones y Transportistas Inseguros
La Administración Federal de Seguridad de Autotransportes (FMCSA) está encargada de regular la seguridad de los transportistas (de camiones y autobuses). Para cumplir con sus objetivos de seguridad, la FMCSA creó su…
February 18, 2020 -
El Congreso Ignora los Peligros de las Horas de Transporte Excesivas
Los estudios han demostrado una y otra vez que la fatiga es una causa importante de accidentes de camiones. Se ha demostrado que la somnolencia causa hasta el 40% de los accidentes…
February 11, 2020 -
Reclamos por Accidentes de Transporte “Ride-Hailing”
El servicio de transporte “ride-hailing” ha conquistado a los Estados Unidos. A partir del otoño de 2018, el 36% de los adultos de EE. UU. usaban servicios de transporte como Uber y…
February 11, 2020 -
La Fatiga es una Causa Frecuente de Accidentes de Camión
La Hoja de Datos de Vehículos Comerciales de 2013 de la Administración Federal de Seguridad de Autotransportes (FMCSA) indica que, en 2011, hubo 3,757 muertes y 88,000 lesiones como resultado de accidentes…
February 3, 2020 -
Negligence Per Se in New Mexico Auto Accidents
Negligence in an auto accident may be based on the violation of ordinary care. Ordinary care has a bit of a circular definition which the care that an ordinary driver would use…
January 30, 2020
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