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New Mexico is far from the richest state in the nation. New Mexico residents rarely have substantial assets buried in their backyard that can compensate New Mexico accident victims for their injuries. As a result, the financial recovery available to car accident victims in New Mexico is often limited to the insurance policies in effect…

Albuquerque medical malpractice verdicts are hard to come by. Heck, New Mexico medical malpractice lawyers will tell anyone that these case are some of the most hardly fought for anywhere in New Mexico. It is because of this that a recent New Mexico Court of Appeals decision is rippling through the state.A while ago…

New Mexico police pursuit accidents are not the most common type of accidents, but when they occur, often result in serious or even fatal injuries. Typically, the basis of these injury cases involve claims that local authorities did not properly handle a police pursuit and instead, jeopardized the safety of New Mexico public. News…

Albuquerque motorcycle accidents are too common. They often require just the slightest lapse in attention from a negligent driver and can result in some of the most serious injuries. A New Mexico motorcycle accident lawyer is aware that many times these cases involve more complex areas of damages and require special attention and care.Unfortunately,…

The New Mexico Court of Appeals is receiving national attention for its recent decision regarding the “baseball rule.” The baseball rule is known to exempt professional teams from liability when bats or balls go flying into the stands. This limit on liability exists so long as the stadium has the area and immediately behind…

Albuquerque accidents are common, and everyone seems to complain about the awful drivers unique to the Duke City. However a study of Albuquerque car accidents, as they compare to cities from around the Nation, attempts to rank exactly who holds the title as the “Nations Worst Drivers.”I’m not sure if people will be happy…

Many Albuquerque and New Mexico accident lawyers are aware of a trend involving pedestrian or bicycle accidents. Typically in such cases, the injured pedestrian or bicyclist has been taken away from the scene, the driver of the vehicle is emotionally upset, and the officer arrives to begin the investigation. Given the dynamics of such…

Our New Mexico personal injury attorneys often times receive calls from people injured due to negligent bus drivers for the City of Albuquerque and other New Mexico cities. Because of this, I was especially intrigued to see a local story about Albuquerque’s own Transit Director who believed it was a good idea to release…

In theory, jury trials are supposed to be heard before your “peers.” However, there have always been a few exceptions, jury pools tend to be based on driver’s license records or voter registration records. From there, there can be all sorts of exclusions. However, a recent bill being circulated in the state Senate allows…

Local news recently reported that police in Gallup New Mexico tend to begin a study of New Mexico Highway 602 after two pedestrians were hit by vehicles and killed this past week. Although pedestrian deaths are not uncommon in New Mexico, this stretch of road has seen its unusual share.Under New Mexico law, claims…