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In one of the greatest wastes of time for New Mexico courts, the New Mexico Court of Appeals recently had to entertain the request of “Variable” in his attempt to change his name to “F- Censorship.” Those familiar with unusual cases will recall that in 2004 “Variable” had his name changed from “Snaphappy Fishsuit…

New Mexico bought recently changed when the state Supreme Court gave its decision in Tafoya v. Rael. The case arose when the defendant contractor hired an inexperienced subcontractor to perform dangerous work. When the subcontractor died as a result of his own negligence, he attempted to pursue a case against the general contractor for…

Three New Mexico bars, Graham Central Station, Sauce, and The Library, are in danger of losing their licenses as a result of their inability to abide by basic laws and regulations regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages. The violations, according to the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, arose from the sale of alcoholic…

New Mexico workers are hurt on the job every day. Many times they immediately contact a New Mexico work comp lawyer to evaluate their case. Although this is not a bad strategy, it may result in not thoroughly exploring all recovery options available under New Mexico law.After the Work Comp Act was passed, employees…

Drivers hurt in Albuquerque car, truck, and motorcycle accidents usually find they are the victims of another’s negligence. However, sometimes New Mexico injury victims suffer injuries not because of negligence, but rather someone else’s intentional act, such as drive by shootings.An Albuquerque story recently emerged in which an innocent Albuquerque woman was smoking a…

I recently got of the phone with a woman who was the victim of a serious Albuquerque car accident. Despite a solid injury case, I had to tell her she had no claim. It was unfortunately a common call to our personal injury law firm from accident victims asking about New Mexico Statutes of…

New Mexico drunk driving is known to be one of worst problems our state faces. All too often we read about horrendous New Mexico drunk driving accidents that destroy families and ruin lives. As a result, various New Mexico drunk driving laws are revisited each legislative session in hopes of tweaking legal formulas to…