New Mexico Accidents

A break in treatment after a Roswell construction-zone pedestrian crash can wreck claim value fast, especially when the insurer dangles money before you're done healing.

A Roswell city parks employee got sideswiped by a semi and now the insurer is trying to turn old back problems and social media posts into a reason to pay less.

A rear-end crash in a Rio Rancho work zone gets a lot messier when there are no witnesses, the other driver changes the story, and you're pregnant, missing work, and staring at follow-up medical bills.

When a boat owner or insurer tries to send an injured offshore worker to "their" doctor, the fight is really about control of the medical record, not your recovery.

A hiring rule can be illegal even when nobody says the quiet part out loud, if it screens out a protected group at a much higher rate and the employer cannot prove the rule is...

A jackknifed semi on wet Santa Fe pavement can leave you feeling guilty, blamed, and broke, especially when your health insurer starts acting like the settlement belongs to them.

The one thing your employer or landlord is hoping you never find out is this: staying employed does not mean your claim is small. In New Mexico, the value usually turns on...

A project manager hit in a road rage crash on government property in Las Cruces may have a dead claim against the public entity after the notice deadline, but not necessarily against the driver, workers' comp, or uninsured motorist coverage.

The part that trips people up most is that this leave is usually unpaid. The Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, is a federal law that gives eligible employees up to 12...

90 days. That is the usual deadline to give written notice on a New Mexico claim against a city, county, or state agency, and if you miss it, your case can die before anyone...

If a delivery truck hit him at a Roswell apartment complex off North Main Street or near North Union Avenue, filing a claim does not automatically mean he is suing his...

A Rio Rancho teacher got hit by a car backing into the travel lane and the insurance company is pushing a cheap settlement before the full injury picture is clear.

A night-shift security guard in Las Vegas, New Mexico can still bring an injury claim after a crosswalk crash even if immigration status is a major fear.

A duty to warn is a legal obligation to give people a clear heads-up about a danger they may not reasonably notice on their own. In everyday terms, it means the person or...

Like stepping onto a patch of diesel on a shop floor that looks dry until your boots shoot out from under you, a slip and fall is an accident caused by losing traction or...

Miss the warning signs, and months of slurs, threats, sexual comments, intimidation, or repeated humiliation at work can get brushed off as "just how the job is." A hostile...

Is what happened actually sexual harassment, or just "how that place is"? If the conduct is sexual, unwelcome, and serious enough to affect someone's job, safety, or basic...

It usually shows up in a termination packet, an HR email, or a meeting where someone slides papers across the table and says, "You'll get X weeks of pay if you sign by Friday."...

A Farmington bartender got hit at a malfunctioning city intersection by an uninsured driver and is now stuck between a missed government notice deadline, a UM/UIM claim, and VA benefit confusion.

People often confuse this with a non-solicitation agreement. A non-solicitation clause limits a worker from contacting former customers, clients, or coworkers for competing...