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KOB news reporter, Joe Vigil, recently covered a remarkable New Mexico drunk driving story about an Albuquerque man who has been arrested 24 times for DWI. At one point, the seasoned drunk driver would encourage his friends to go drive drunk around Albuquerque just to see if they could beat the charges. Despite his…

The New Mexico Court of Appeals recently wrote an opinion regarding New Mexico uninsured motorist coverage waivers. Prior to the recent opinion, it was understood that unless an insurance company could produce a written waiver by their customer specifically asking to exclude uninsured motorist coverage, they were required to provide it.Many of our New…

A recent story about a young man diagnosed with cerebral palsy since birth is helping many families maintain hope and cope with New Mexico cerebral palsy & Erb’s palsy diagnoses. The story details the journey taken after the cerebral palsy diagnoses. Written off by his doctors and told he would never walk, Gregory, did…

Occasionally New Mexico personal injury law and humor cross paths. A recent case in which the plaintiff sued the City of Las Vegas highlights such an intersection. The lawsuit arose when the plaintiffs toilet backed up causing sewer water to gather on the bathroom floor. There was undisputed property damage that occurred in the…

For the second time in one week, Clovis is again in the New Mexico personal injury lawyer blog as a result of a two-car accident on New Mexico 209. the accident occurred on Wednesday when a northbound vehicle crossed into the southbound lane resulting in a head-on collision. Sadly, three individuals were killed in…

In August of 2003 an employee of BNSF railroad was driving near grants New Mexico when his vehicle veered into oncoming traffic killing the driver of another vehicle. Not surprisingly, the drunk driver did not have car insurance nor any substantial assets. The New Mexico car accident attorneys that pursued the case attempted to…

Some Texas law enforcement officers may have some explaining to do after a police shooting that occurred in Clovis, New Mexico. The officers were chasing a suspect and began doing so in Texas. At some point the chase crossed into New Mexico and ended when the officers shot and seriously injured the subject.Now, the…

Most any driver on New Mexico roads has at some point seen the small crosses along the shoulders that designate scenes of serious or fatal New Mexico car accidents. These memorials, or descansos, have been reported to have various effects on people ranging from offensive religious symbols to comforting objects helping people grieve. Personally,…

A local Albuquerque television station recently did a report on the requirements necessary to obtain a New Mexico driver’s license. Specifically, the report focused on the 25 question driving test in which it is necessary to correctly answer 18 questions to pass. From an Albuquerque personal injury lawyer‘s perspective, I watched the report wondering…

In New Mexico wrongful death cases, there are typically two focuses to any case. First, what can be recovered in a New Mexico wrongful death claim. And second, how is an Albuquerque wrongful death lawyer required to distribute any proceeds that may be recovered. The answer to both of these New Mexico wrongful death questions…