New Mexico Accidents

A Clovis HVAC tech got hit in a parking lot, the other driver disappeared, and now the insurer is pushing a cheap settlement before the medical picture is even clear.

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.

The part that trips people up most is that the settlement number you hear first is usually not the amount you actually take home. "Net to client" means the money left for the...

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.

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."...

For serious New Mexico truck-crash injuries, settlements often end up in the mid-five to low-six figures. That sounds reassuring, but it hides the part families get wrong:...

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 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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

The part that trips people up most is this: being paid a salary does not automatically mean a worker is exempt from overtime. An overtime exemption is a legal rule that lets an...

Yes - 33⅓% to 40% is a common range, and that money usually comes out of the recovery, not out of your pocket up front. A contingency fee means an injury lawyer gets paid only...

What the insurance company does not want you to know is that signing a lawyer's paperwork does not automatically mean you are paying money up front. People often confuse a...

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 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.

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...

What the insurance company does not want you to know is that this is usually not just one claim. In New Mexico, payment often depends on three separate systems that can...

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.