New Mexico Accidents

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.

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.

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...

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Yes - if a New Mexico government vehicle or public agency may be at fault, missing the 90-day notice can destroy the claim. That is the mistake that costs people the most...

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.

Miss the deadline, say the wrong thing to HR, or assume an internal report is enough, and a strong workplace discrimination case can die before it ever gets heard. An EEOC...

Insurance companies and defense lawyers may throw around a phrase like this to suggest an injured person has a shaky immigration history, less credibility, or fewer options....

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.

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...

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...

After a deadly New Mexico wreck, the lawsuit is not just "the family sues" - who can recover depends on whether it is a wrongful death claim, a survival claim, and whether there are a spouse, kids, or an estate in the picture.

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...

A city parks worker can have a workers' comp claim and a claim against the SUV driver at the same time, and the lowball usually starts when the city and the other insurer start blaming each other.

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...

You usually have 3 years from the crash date to sue in New Mexico, but trucking evidence can vanish in days and some federal records may be overwritten after 6 months. From the...