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- "Actual Notice" Under the New Mexico Tort Claims Act
- "Concerned Citizens" Rush to Defense of Negligent Nursing Homes
- "Full and Final Settlement" Means Both Full and Final in New Mexico Personal Injury Claims
- “Busting the Policy” and Excess Verdicts in Bad Faith Auto Insurance Claims
- 3 Steps for Discharge Upgrade Application
- 5 Common Misconceptions about Veteran Rights in VA Medical Malpractice Claims
- 7 Important Tasks and Considerations in an Auto Accident
- A Taste of Arizona in the 10th Circuit
- Abuse and Neglect in Foster and Group Homes
- Abuse and Neglect in Juvenile Detention Centers: A System in Crisis
- Abuse of Children by For-Profit Companies: When Profits Take Priority Over Child Safety
- Administrative Claim Requirements in Medical Malpractice Claims Against the VA
- Advocating for Mental Health Rights
- Auto Accidents Resulting from Failure to Maintain Road
- Auto Accidents Top Cause of Work Related Deaths – Options for Recovery Must be Identified
- Auto Insurance Bad Faith: Standing Up to Insurers Who Refuse to Pay
- Awareness, Recognition and Reporting of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
- Basic Elements of a VA Medical Malpractice Claim Under New Mexico Law
- Basic Requirements for a Medical Malpractice Claim
- Bedsores May Be a Sign of More Serious Problems
- Brain Damage and Immediate Cord Clamping
- Brake Failure in Truck Accidents
- Breast Cancer Diagnostic Errors Lead in Medical Malpractice Claims
- Can I Be Ordered To Pay the Other Side's Legal Fees?
- Can I Get Money Right Away Without Settling My Personal Injury Claims?
- Can I Recover Lost Overtime in My New Mexico Personal Injury Case?
- Can I Sue My Employer for Work Injuries?
- Cap on Medical Malpractice Damages Found Not to Violate Right to Jury Trial
- Caps in New Mexico Medical Malpractice Claims Against the Government: No Wiggle Room for Multiple Beneficiaries
- Caps on Claims Against Governmental Entities are Unfair but Enforceable
- Caps on Medical Malpractice Damages Do Not Lower Insurance Premiums or Healthcare Costs
- Caps on Punitive Damages: Good for Business, Bad for All
- Catholic Hospitals Threaten the Lives of Pregnant Women
- Centurion Out as Medical Provider for Metropolitan Detention Center
- Cerebral Palsy Risk Factors and the Duty of Care of Medical Providers
- Cesarean Sections: An Essential Tool in Prevention of Cerebral Palsy
- Change In Evidence Requirements For Dram Shop Claims
- Claims Against State and Local Governments in New Mexico
- Claims Against the Government
- Claims Against VA Medical Providers Facilities
- Claims of Progress at VA Hospitals Suggest Pervasive Past Violations of Duty of Care
- Common Causes of Truck Accidents Indicating Negligence
- Common Forms of Birth Injuries
- Common Medical Malpractice Claims
- Company Liability for Employee Negligence Under Respondeat Superior
- Comparative Negligence Decided by Jury in New Mexico Personal Injury Cases
- Concealing Preexisting Injuries Can Seriously Harm a New Mexico Personal Injury Claim
- Congress Ignores Dangers of Excessive Trucking Hours
- Congress Recognizes Medical Malpractice Epidemic and Does What Now?
- Consideration of Costs in Personal injury Claims
- Construction Accident Fatality Results in Settlement with Contractor and Sub-Contractors
- Contact Governor on New Mexico Civil Rights Act
- Correcting “Bad Paper” Discharges for Combat Veterans with PTSD
- Cost Cutting Risks Lives in Nursing Home Care
- Costly Contradictions of "Online Privacy"
- Court Protections for Minors in New Mexico Personal Injury Settlements
- Cruel and Dangerous Presumption of Malingering in Prisoner Medical Care
- Cumulative Conduct and Punitive Damages in New Mexico Medical Malpractice Cases
- Cyberbullying Lawsuits Insurance Coverage
- Dangerous Recreational Activities and Assumption of Risk
- Deadlines are Short in Suits Against the Government in New Mexico
- Deadlines on Medical Malpractice Claims Against the VA
- Debunking the Frivolous Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Myth
- Defending Civil Rights in New Mexico: Protecting the Vulnerable and Challenging Injustice
- Defending the Rights of the Elderly
- Diagnostic Errors
- Disability Video Surveillance in Personal Injury Suits
- Disappearing Defendants and Insurer Responsibility in New Mexico Auto Accident Cases
- Disclosure Requirements for Rejection of Uninsured/Underinsured Coverage Ill-Defined
- DIY Tort Claims Notice in New Mexico
- Do I Have a Personal Injury Claim for a Car Accident That Occurred During Work?
- Do I Have to Repay Medicare from my Personal Injury Settlement?
- Doctor Duty to Inform Patient of Need for Specialist? Yes, but…
- Doctor’s Duty to Conduct Breast Cancer Risk Assessment
- Doctors Beware Following Catholic Miscarriage Religious Precepts
- DOJ Recognizes Grossly Substandard Nursing Care Driven by Greed. Finally!
- Don‘t Get Lured Into Waiver of Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage
- Dram Shop Liability Issues Not Always Apparent
- Dram Shop Liability: Shifting Burden of Proof
- Drive-By Doctoring – Options for Protection of New Mexico Patients
- Driver's Duty to Pedestrians
- Driving Too Fast for Conditions Frequent Cause of Truck Accidents
- Drowsiness Significant Cause of Truck Accidents
- Drug & Pharmaceutical Injuries
- Drug Use Often a Factor in Trucking Accidents
- Duty of Care, Damages and Preexisting Conditions in New Mexico Medical Malpractice Claim
- Duty to Provide Fall Protection in Work Areas
- DWI Durante Días Festivos – No vale la pena!
- DWI/DUI Forms & Resources
- Early Detection of Breast Cancer & VA Hospital Delays, Negligence and Deliberate Neglect
- Early Warning Signs of Cerebral Palsy
- Educating Yourself on Your Auto Accident Claim
- Effective Date, Acts and Omissions Under New Mexico Civil Rights Act
- El Congreso Ignora los Peligros de las Horas de Transporte Excesivas
- El Personal médico en el NMCD Enfrenta Desafíos en Reclamos por Respuesta Fallida al COVID-19
- El Uso de Drogas es a menudo un Factor en los Accidentes de Camiones
- Elements of Cyberbully Defamation Lawsuit
- Eleventh Circuit Addresses Medicare‘s Responsbilities in Lien Negotiation
- Emergency Grievance Procedure – New Mexico Department of Corrections
- Emergency Medical Care and Emergency Transport in New Mexico’s Prisons
- Emergency Room Visits Hasten Health Decline in Elderly
- Emotional and Psychological Abuse in Nursing Homes
- Employer Liability for DWI Accidents Part 1: Scope of Employment
- Employer Liability for DWI Accidents Part 2: Negligent Entrustment
- Employer Liability for Texting Employees
- Employer Responsibility for Worker Safety? No, But Thanks for Playing.
- En Casa para las Fiestas Decembrinas? No tan fácil para los Hijos de Padres Divorciados
- English Language is No Prerequisite to Jury Service in New Mexico
- Essential Patient Safety Rule #1: Identify the Patient and the Medical Issues
- Estatuto de Limitaciones en Demandas por Conductores con Seguro con Cobertura Limitada
- Expectation of Privacy in Garbage in New Mexico Even in a Motel Dumpster!
- Expert Medical Review for Medical Malpractice
- Expert Witness Fees and Costs
- Extension of Statute of Limitations in New Mexico for Cases Originally Filed in the Wrong Court
- Failed Sterilization, Wrongful Conception, Duty to Inform and Damages in New Mexico
- Failure of Medical Provider to Properly Screen for Medications
- Failure to Detect and Report Medical Errors Jeopardizes Patient Safety
- Failure to Diagnose and Expert Testimony in New Mexico Emergency Room Medical Malpractice Claim
- Failure to Diagnose and the Discovery Rule in Medical Malpractice Claims
- Failure to Diagnose Heart Attack
- Failure to Diagnose Medical Malpractice Claims: Not as Easy as One Might Think
- Failure to Diagnose Not Uncommon: Patients Must Protect Themselves!
- Failure to Disclose Medical Conditions to Patient: There is Jury Instruction for That!
- Failure to Screen for and Monitor Drug Interactions May Constitute Medical Malpractice
- Fair Settlement of Personal Injury Claims is More Math than Wrath!
- Falsification of VA Medical Records and Statutes of Limitations for Medical Malpractice Claims
- Fatigue is Frequent Cause in Trucking Accidents
- Federal Court Forces Insurance Company to Provide Uninsured Motorist Benefits
- Federal Tort Claims Act
- Filing Requirements on Medical Malpractice Claims Against the VA
- Financial Abuse and Exploitation in Nursing Homes
- First Steps in a VA Medical Malpractice Claim
- FMCSA Interventions for Unsafe Trucking and Bus Carriers
- Ford Settles Defective Product Lawsuit with Woman Left Paralyzed in Auto Accident
- Fraudulent Concealment of Medical Malpractice in New Mexico
- Future Medical Treatment and Liens for Personal Injuries Under Medicare v. Medicaid
- Gross Medical Negligence Leads to Death of Child in MRI Chamber
- Ground Zero Settlement: Is it Fair?
- Growing Dangers of Prescription Drug Abuse
- Guardias y Personal del NMCD: Reclamos Legales por Falta de Preparación y Respuesta a COVID-19
- Hazardous Crosswalks/Pedestrian Accidents in New Mexico
- Highway Accidents –The Leading Cause Of Death for Oil and Gas Workers
- Highway Peril: Beware of Civil Asset Seizure
- Holding Abusive Cops Accountable
- Holding Homeowners Insurance Companies Accountable for Bad Faith Practices
- Homeowner‘s Insurance
- Honoring Veterans – Start with the VA Hospital!
- Hospital Medication Errors More Common Than One Might Think
- Hospital Survival: Essential Strategies
- Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers (Bedsores)
- Host Liability for Holiday Parties in New Mexico
- House Defunds DEA Medical Marijuana Raids – Progress But By No Means Enough!
- House Passes Bill to Protect Medical Malpractice Insurers on Backs of Innocent Patients
- How Do I Get Medical Treatment Following a Slip & Fall (Premises Liability) Accident?
- How in the World Did New Mexico Corrections Department Lose Accreditation from These Folks?
- How Long Do I Have to File a Medical Malpractice Claim?
- How Long Will My Personal Injury Case Take?
- Huge Nursing Home Verdict Brings Predictable Cries for Tort Reform
- Ice, Slip & Fall Accidents, and the Duty of Care in New Mexico
- Identifying Available Auto Accident Insurance Coverage
- Identifying Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Immunity of State of New Mexico for Unsafe Road Turns on Distinction Between Design and Maintenance
- Important First Steps – Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
- Improper Hearsay and the Value Goods in New Mexico Shoplifting Cases
- Independent Intervening Cause/Medical Malpractice in a New Mexico Personal Injury Claim
- Independent Surgery Centers – Low Cost, Higher Risk
- Information on Pharmaceutical Payments to Doctors Available and Soon to Expand
- Injured Child and Family Awarded $31 Million for Birth Injuries Resulting from Medical Negligence
- Injured Subcontractor Employees May Have Claims Against Negligent Contractor – It's a Matter of Control!
- Injuries to Children
- Insurance Company Medical Records Review in Personal Injury Cases
- Insurance Coverage Options For A Pedestrian-Auto Accident
- Insurance Policy Limits
- Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Claims in New Mexico
- Intervenciones de la FMCSA para Camiones y Transportistas Inseguros
- Intervenciones de la FMCSA para Camiones y Transportistas Inseguros
- Investigation and Reporting of New Mexico Prison Suicides
- Investors and Banks Dump Private Prison Industry, New Mexico Sticks Embraces It
- Jail & Prison Injuries
- Jails, Prisons and Police Misconduct
- La Epidemia de Osteomielitis en las Prisiones de Nuevo México Indica Negligencia Médica
- La Escasez de Personal en las Prisiones de Nuevo México Contribuye al Suicidio de Reclusos
- La Fatiga es una Causa Frecuente de Accidentes de Camión
- Law Prohibiting Texting and Driving Signed Into Law in New Mexico
- Left Untreated, Severe Jaundice Can Be Very Harmful to Newborns
- Legal Claims Abound for Over-Service of Alcohol Leading to DWI Accidents
- Legality of Under-Clothing Search Incident To Arrest Dependent on Circumstances
- Liability Before Damages – Sometimes Accidents Just Happen!
- Liability of Negligent Family Member Driver to Other Family Member Passengers in an Auto Accident
- Lien Negotiation in a Personal Injury Case
- Limits of Insurance Coverage in NM Auto Accidents Explained
- Little Guy Is Running Out of Options
- Local v. National Standards of Medical Care in Medical Malpractice Claims
- Los Horarios de Vacaciones en Días Festivos no Deben ser Pasados por Alto en Los Planes de Crianza en Nuevo México
- Loss of Consortium Claims in New Mexico
- Lost Chance Damages and Failure to Diagnose Cancer
- Making Things Right with the BP Gulf Disaster!
- Malnutrition and Dehydration in Nursing Homes
- Mandatory Arbitration Ruling is Victory for Victims of Nursing Home Negligence and Abuse
- Maximum Medical Improvement and Your New Mexico Personal Injury Settlement
- MDC Civil Rights Violations
- Medicaid Liens: What is the Obligation in a Personal Injury Settlement?
- Medical Crisis in Immigrant Detention Facilities
- Medical Expense (Past and Future)
- Medical Insurance Bad Faith In New Mexico
- Medical Liens Can be Half the Battle in a New Mexico Personal Injury Case
- Medical Malpractice Caps and Public Costs, Who Really Pays?
- Medical Malpractice Claim for Failure to Treat
- Medical Malpractice Claims May Involve "Ordinary Negligence" in New Mexico
- Medical Malpractice Claims Raise Unique Statute of Limitations Issues
- Medical Malpractice Claims: Litigation And Trial Numbers
- Medical Malpractice In New Mexico Prisons and Jails
- Medical Malpractice Peer Review Process Detrimental to Patient Safety
- Medical Malpractice Reform Harms Patients and the Taxpaying Public
- Medical Malpractice Statutes of Limitations & Other Deadlines – Medical Malpractice Has Unique Rules
- Medical Negligence in the Care of Retinopathy of Prematurity
- Medical Personnel in NMCD Face Challenges in Claims for Failed Response to COVID-19
- Medical Review Panel: First Step in Many Medical Malpractice Claims
- Medical Torture in New Mexico Prisons
- Medicare Liens Including Medicare Set Asides Apply to Medical Damages Only!
- Medicare/Medicaid Lien Reduction for Attorney Fees
- Medication Errors
- MedMal Cap Protection in New Mexico Protects both Doctors and Medical Corporations
- Military and Veterans Organizations in New Mexico
- Military Personnel Have No Right to Competent Medical Care and No Right to Answers when Inexcusable Errors Occur
- Mine Safety? Shareholders Meet the Trial Attorneys!
- Minor Infections Lead to Sepsis for Millions
- Misplaced Feeding Tubes – A "Never Event" in Medical Treatment
- Most Common Work Injuries
- Motion for Arbitration by Defendant Does Not Automatically Halt Pending Nursing Home Lawsuit
- Myths of Medical Malpractice Bring Caps Back to Missouri
- National Deluge of Opiates, Causes and Costs
- Navigating New Mexico Department of Corrections Grievance Process
- Negligence
- Negligence Per Se in New Mexico Auto Accidents
- Negligent Failure to Perform C-sections Resulting in Cerebral Palsy
- Negligent Sale of Consumer Goods
- Never Events in Hospitals
- New Mexico Civil Rights Act Only First Step to Reform State’s Prisons
- New Mexico Civil Rights Bill: Letter to Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee
- New Mexico Corrections Department Cannot be Trusted to Honestly Report COVID-19 Conditions
- New Mexico Corrections Department Medical Grievance System Corrupt and Unconstitutional
- New Mexico Corrections Department Unfit to Handle COVID-19 Crisis
- New Mexico Court Addresses Statute of Limitations on Negligent Prescription
- New Mexico Court Takes #5 Honors on List of Judicial Hellholes
- New Mexico Elder Abuse Resources
- New Mexico Inmate COVID 19 Lawsuits
- New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act's (IPRA) Wide Scope
- New Mexico Premises Liability (Slip and Fall) Claims on City Sidewalks
- New Mexico Prison Osteomyelitis Epidemic Spells Medical Negligence
- New Mexico Statute of Limitations & Exceptions — Time is Always of the Essence!
- New Mexico Supreme Court Limits Tribal Sovereign Immunity in Casino Dram Shop Cases
- New Mexico’s Relationship with Private Prison Contractors
- New Techniques to Fight Cerebral Palsy in the Womb
- NMCD Guards and Staff: Legal Claims for Lack of Preparation and Response to COVID-19
- No Good Faith Exception To The Exclusionary Rule Under New Mexico Law
- No Statute Of Limitation Protection Where Wrong Health Care Provider Named Before Medical Review Commission
- Notification of Insurance Company on Personal Injury Claims
- Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
- Nursing Home Abuse and Medication Issues
- Nursing Home Arbitration Clause Treated Like Any Other New Mexico Contract
- Nursing Home Arbitration Provisions Must Not be "Unfairly" One-Sided in New Mexico
- Nursing Home Mandatory Arbitration Provisions – Sign at Your Peril!
- Nursing Home Medication Errors
- Nursing Home Patient Records Often Neglected and Occasionally Deliberately Falsified
- Nursing Homes and Infections
- Obstetrics Medical Malpractice Suits Avoidable Through Training, Preparation and Communication
- Oil & Gas Industry Accidents and Injuries
- Oil and Gas Facilities Pose Significant Risks to the Public When Not Properly Maintained
- Only Financial Penalties for Negligent Medical Providers Improve Patient Safety
- Opiate Use in the Veteran’s Administration System
- Optional Auto Insurance Coverage Often the Most Beneficial to Your Family
- Outside Influence of Jurors Growing Problem in Jury Trials
- Oxygen Deprivation at Birth: Cooling Blankets Becoming Standard Treatment
- Pain and Suffering Damages
- Parent Liability for the Negligence of a Child in New Mexico
- Part Three: Adult Guardianship of Disabled Children in New Mexico – After Appointment
- Passenger Rights Against Illegal Search & Seizure in Routine Traffic Stops
- Patient Advice of Risks and Consent Will Not Bar New Mexico Medical Malpractice Claims
- Patient Falls in Hospitals – Medical Negligence, Simple Negligence?
- Paying Medical Bills Pending A Car Accident Settlement
- Paying Your Bills While a Personal Injury Lawsuit is Pending in New Mexico
- Payment of Future Medical Expenses in New Mexico Medical Malpractice Case
- Payment of Medical Expense Is Not an Admission of Liability in New Mexico
- Personal Injury Claims May Arise from Breach of Warranty with Extended Statute of Limitations
- Personal Injury Claims Process in New Mexico
- Personal Injury Contingency Fee Arrangments Essential to Justice System
- Personal Injury Demand Letter
- Personal Injury Judgments: Winning and Collecting Can be Two Very Different Things
- Personal Injury Liability Releases Strictly Limited in New Mexico
- Personal Injury Settlement Process
- Personal Injury, Insurance Coverage and the Lies of Tort Reform
- Personal Liability Associated with Non-Profit Board Membership
- Pitfalls and Ironies of Medicare Liens in Personal Injury Actions
- Police Misconduct
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Correctional Officers
- Potential Excessive Force Claims Against the Albuquerque Police – State Law Claims
- Preexisitng Conditions & Eggshell Plaintiff in New Mexico Personal Injury Claim
- Premise of New Mexico Medical Malpractice Act is Flawed Yet Now Expanded
- Premises Liability Claims Against NMCD
- Premises Liability Claims Against the Government
- Prescription Opiates: Profiting America to Death
- Preterm Birth Leading Cause of Infant Death
- Preterm Birth Risk Factors
- Prevention of Hospital Acquired Pressures Sores (Bedsores)
- Prior Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims Reviewed in Mass by Several Proactive Insurance Companies
- Prison & Jail Medical Neglect Lawsuits by Collins & Collins, P.C.
- Prison Diabetes Emergencies Treated as Disciplinary Matters
- Prison Litigation Reform Act Requires Completion of Grievance Procedures Prior to Lawsuit
- Products Liability Claims in Construction Accidents
- Profit Margins, Negligent Prison Medical Care and New Mexico Taxpayers
- Proof of Causation in Personal Injury Actions: "But For" Analysis Under New Mexico Law
- Proper Equipment Maintenance Critical To Safe Work Environment in the Oil and Gas Industry
- Protecting Children’s Civil Rights
- Protecting he Rights of Individuals with Mental Illnesses
- Protecting the Civil Rights of the Elderly
- Protecting the Rights of Prisoners
- Protecting the Rights of Prisoners, Inmates and Detainees
- Protection of Sensitive Health Records in a Personal Injury Case
- Protections of New Mexico Workers‘ Compensation Act Waived for Non-Compliant Employers
- Punitive Damages in New Mexico: What is Reasonable?
- Quick Overview of New Mexico Whistleblower Act
- Reach of New Mexico Dram Shop Laws Extends to Business Wining & Dining
- Recalls and the Economics of Death
- Recent Rash of Suicides in New Mexico Prisons and Jails Points to Systemic Neglect
- Recent Rash of Suicides in New Mexico Prisons and Jails Points to Systemic Neglect
- Recent Reduced Burdens of Proof for Veteran PTSD Benefits
- Reclamaciones de Responsabilidad de Reclusos contra el Departamento Correccional de Nuevo México
- Reclamaciones Legales por Mala fe o Denuncia Maliciosa de Abuso Infantil
- Reclamos por Accidentes de Transporte “Ride-Hailing”
- Recorded Statements in an Auto Accident Case
- Recovery For Injuries Sustained While Visiting a Friend or Relative
- Recovery of Punitive Damages Under Uninsured/Underinsured Motorists Coverage
- Reefer Madness Lives Despite Clear Realities
- Reexamined Duty of Care in New Mexico Personal Injury Lawsuits
- Regarding Statute of Limitations Issues in New Mexico, a Rose is a Rose…
- Rejection of UM/UIM Coverage Must be in Writing but Need Not be Signed by Insured??
- Rejection of Underinsured Insurance Coverage is No Good Unless Attached to the Policy
- Requirements for Veteran Disability Benefits
- Responsibility for Sidewalks in Albuquerque
- Ride-Hailing Accident Claims
- Right to Counsel After Waiving Right to Counsel
- Risperidone and Gynecomastia in Children
- Road Rage and Auto Accident Insurance Coverage
- Scalding Coffee, Explosive Chicken Sandwiches? Solution Tort Reform!
- Scope of Informed Consent in New Mexico Medical Malpractice Cases
- Scope of Informed Consent: Duty to Disclose Physician‘s Background?
- Sepsis Far Too Common in Medical and Other Confined Settings
- Several Possible Claims and Defendants in New Mexico Jail Suicide Case
- Sexual Assault and Abuse in ICE Detention Facilities
- Shocking National Data Pale by Comparison to Prison Diabetes Data
- Should I Go to Drug Court as Part of My DWI Charges?
- Should I Sign a Release of Claims With a Store or Business Where I Was Injured to Get My Medical Bills Paid?
- Show of Force and Voluntary Consent to Search and Seizure
- Sibling Loss of Consortium Cases in New Mexico
- Significant Burden on Plaintiff When Adding Defendants After Statute of Limitations Has Run
- Simple Surgical Checklist Can Save Patient Lives!
- Slip & Fall Accidents in Commercial Establishments
- Slip and Fall Accidents in a Private Residence
- Social Media in the Personal Injury Discovery Process
- Solitary Confinement by any name is Solitary Confinement
- Solutions for Small Businesses Harmed by BP Disaster? Let‘s Redefine "Small Business"
- Somnolencia Causa Significativa de Accidentes de Camiones
- Sorting Out Responsibility in a New Mexico Premises Liability Claim
- Stacking Allowed With Improper Rejection of Uninsured/Underinsured Coverage
- States Fight Back Against Big Pharma on Opioids
- Statute of Limitations Deadlines on Retinopathy of Prematurity Claims
- Statute of Limitations New Mexico Section 1983 Civil Rights Claims
- Statute of Limitations on Past Denial of Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist (UM/UIM) Coverage in New Mexico
- Statute of Limitations on Personal Injury Cases Involving Children
- Statute of Limitations on Underinsured Motorist Claims
- Steady Increase in Double Mastectomy Despite Lack of Medical Benefit
- Step #1 in a Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury Case: Collect All Medical Records for Expert Review
- Steps in Suing New Mexico Prisons and Jails
- Steps Necesssary to Prove Your Damages in a New Mexico Personal Injury Case
- Steps to Take in Slip & Fall Accident
- Subrogation Rights in a New Mexico Personal Injury Claim
- Sufficiency of Confession for DWI Conviction in New Mexico
- Suicide in Local Jails – Minimal Policies and Procedures for Protection of Inmates
- Suicide in Local Jails Preventable Yet Far Too Common
- Summary of Findings from the Department of Justice Investigation of the Albuquerque Police
- Summary of New Mexico Civil Rights Act
- Surgery Centers, Known Risks, Reckless Profiteering
- Surgical “Never Events” – Underreported and Undercompensated
- Systemic Neglect in Military Hospitals and Patient's Right to Sue
- Systemic Negligence and Medical Malpractice Claims Against the VA Hospital
- Taking the Kids Out of State for Summer Vacation Requires Planning and Agreement
- Task Number 1 in an Auto Accident – Prove the Fault of the Other Driver!
- Taxpayers Will Bear the Brunt of BP‘s Failures
- Términos de Libertad Condicional Sujetos a Aplicación Abusiva y Potencialmente Racista
- Texting & Driving Don‘t Mix
- That‘s Not Cake the Chamber of Commerce Would Have Us Eat!
- The Basics of Homeowner‘s Insurance
- The Blame Game Begins with the BP Spill: The Public Needs to Weigh In
- The High Costs of Medical Errors on the Healthcare System
- The Independent Medical Exam (aka The Defense Medical Exam )
- The Many Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
- The Myth of the Medical Malpractice Crisis Lives On While Insurance Companies Earn Record Profits
- The Need for a Medical Power of Attorney Prior to Hospital Care
- The Oil and Gas Industry Can Be a Dangerous Place for Workers
- The Power of an Apology: "Sorry Works" in Medical Malpractice Claims
- Third Party Claims in Construction Accidents
- Third Party Liability in Construction Accident Avoids Limits of Workers Compensation Laws
- Tolling of Statute of Limitations is Rare
- Tolling of the Statute of Limitations in VA Medical Malpractice Claims
- Tort Reform and Medical Malpractice After COVID-19
- Tort Reform and The Hypocritic Oath
- Tort Reform Ignores Bad Corporate Behavior: Case in Point, Toyota!
- Torts Claims Statutes: Medical Malpractice Claims Against Government Run Facilities
- Tortura Médica en las Prisiones de Nuevo México
- Transference Phenomena in the Doctor-Patient Relationship
- Trastorno de Estrés Postraumático (TEPT)
- Tribal Immunity Can Extend to Car Accidents on New Mexico State Roads
- Trucking Accidents Met with Denial of Responsibility
- Trucking Accidents: File Suit, Ask Questions Later
- Trucking COMPLIANCE, SAFETY and ACCOUNTABILITY (CSA)
- Trucks Just Got a Lot More Dangerous with Worst Still to Come
- UIM Carrier Approval Required for Policy Limits Settlement
- Underinsured Motorist Coverage: Don‘t Leave Home Without It
- Underinsured Motorists Insurance Coverage: Consent to Settle Requirement
- Uninsured/Underinsured Coverage Has Broad Scope in New Mexico
- Uninsured/Underinsured Coverage: An Insurer‘s Duty to Passengers in New Mexico – The Sequel
- Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage (UM/UIM)
- Unsafe CYFD Placements and Abuse by Foster Caregivers: A System Failing to Protect
- Unsatisfactory Elective Surgery Results Does Not Equal Medical Malpractice in New Mexico
- Untreated and Negligently Treated Diabetes in New Mexico Prisons
- Update of Retroactive Application of New Mexico Underinsured Coverage Case-Law Developments
- Update on Retroactive Application of New Mexico Underinsured Coverage
- Update: New Mexico Corrections Department Retaliates for Medical Grievance System Lawsuit
- Utter Indifference and Incompetence at NMCD Endangering New Mexicans
- VA Hospital Delays in Treatment – Wide Variety of Possible Medical Malpractice Claims
- VA Position On Delayed Treatment and Veteran Deaths Evasive at Best
- Valuation of Personal Injury Claims Not Always Strictly About the Numbers
- Ventilator Associated Pneumonia – Bad But is it a “Never Event"?
- Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Suggests Medical Negligence!
- Venue for New Mexico Civil Rights Act Lawsuits: Home Court Advantage for Counties is Over
- Veterans Disability Benefit Claims
- Viajes Durante Días Festivos a Menudo resulta en Disputas de Custodia y Tiempo Compartido
- Violación de la Custodia del Menor Durante las Fiestas Decembrinas tiene Graves Consecuencias
- Walking on Eggshells in New Mexico Personal Injury Cases
- Wandering and Eloping From A Nursing Home
- Warrantless Entry and Search of a Home Under Exigent Circumstances
- What are the Costs in a Personal Injury Case?
- What are the Deadlines for Filing a Medical Malpractice Claim against a Qualified Healthcare Provider?
- What are the Most Common Claims for Medical Malpractice?
- What Can I Do to Protect Myself from Medical Negligence?
- What Can I Do When the Business Where I Was Injured Broke Its Promise to Pay My Medical Expense?
- What Does “Standard of Care” Mean in a Medical Malpractice Case?
- What Happens if I am Harmed During Medical Treatment Following a Car Accident?
- What Insurance Coverage Covers Premises Liability Claims (Slip and Fall Accident)?
- What is a Letter of Protection in a Car Accident Case?
- What is a Personal Injury Settlement?
- What is a Qualified Health Care Provider in New Mexico and Why Does it Matter?
- What is a Release of Claims and Do I Have to Sign One to Settle My Personal Injury Case?
- What is a Third Party Liability Work Injury Claim and Why is it Important?
- What is My Personal Injury Case Worth?
- What is the New Mexico Tort Claims Act?
- What Rights Do I Have as a Passenger Injured in an Auto Accident?
- What's the Difference Between a Workers' Compensation Work Injury and a Personal Injury Work Injury?
- When An Attorney Is (and Isn‘t) Necessary in a Work-Related Injury Claim
- When Do the Deadlines Begin to Run in a Medical Malpractice Claim?
- Whistleblower Protection for At-Will Employees in New Mexico
- Who Can Sue on a VA Medical Malpractice Claim?
- Who Pays Litigation Costs for a Medical Malpractice Claim?
- Why Is It So Hard To Get A Lawyer To Take My New Mexico Medical Malpractice Case?
- Why is My Personal Injury Case Limited by Insurance Coverage?
- Work Injuries, Contractors and Personal Injury Lawsuits in New Mexico
- Worker‘s Compensation Exclusivity for Injured Workers Hard to Overcome
- WOS v. E.M.A. (USSC 2013)