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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…

The New Mexico court of appeals just made its mark on New Mexico medical malpractice cases. The recent decision will likely affect medical malpractice cases in Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Gallup and the rest of New Mexico.The case involved a 21 year old New Mexico man who was riding on a medical rescue helicopter as…

New Mexicans often read about a new drunk driving car accident in Albuquerque, Farmington, Las Cruces, or most any other New Mexico city every week. But, believe it or not, New Mexico was recently cited as a success story in the fight against drunk driving accidents. An out-of-state article focusing on drunk driving laws…

Ask most New Mexico personal injury lawyers and they’ll tell you how politicians, pandering for popular votes, target injury lawyers and threaten changes that help large corporations at the expense of injured New Mexicans. For the most part, New Mexico has dodged this national tort reform trend and fought to protect those injured by…

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…

Semi Truck Accident Injuries While it only takes a single impact with a semi truck to cause a serious injury, many semi truck accidents involve multiple impacts. Cars are often dragged by the semi truck or pushed into other vehicles or roadside barriers. As a result victims of semi truck accident may be tossed…

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…

Albuquerque and New Mexico car accidents are often the result of drunk drivers. Not surprisingly, during the holidays these numbers spike. Often times the question is raised regarding what extra money can be recovered from an Albuquerque drunk driving car accident. Typically, if the drunk driver has insurance it will cover medical expenses, pain…

Drunk driver accidents in New Mexico have consistently been a problem. However, upon closer examination, the nature of their influence has changed over time. In 1982 roughly 65% of all accidents in New Mexico, including Albuquerque, were caused by drunk drivers. Since that time there has been a fairly consistent drop in alcohol related…

Generally when people are injured through the negligence of any government entity, they do not need to worry if there is enough insurance. However in certain situations, the government may not be responsible for the full value of someone’s injury. The New Mexico state Legislature has imposed a limit on the amount of money…