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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
• 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 Pay Taxes On My Personal Injury Settlement?
• 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
• Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana (or Other Drugs) in New Mexico
• 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
• From Prison Cells to Hospital Wards: The Spread of Private Equity Healthcare
• 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
• 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 Lawyer
• 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
• Right to Fair Bail – 8th Amendment
• 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)