New Mexico Accidents

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 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.

What the ER doctor writes is your starting point. What the workers' comp insurer does with that note is try to turn it into a cheaper claim, especially if you're a veteran with...

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 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 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 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 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 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 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...

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 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 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.

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.

You just got a letter that says your employer will "consider a reasonable accommodation" after your injury, pregnancy-related limitation, or medical condition changed what you...

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.

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 trips people up most is that this is not a one-time form, script, or magic phrase. It is an ongoing, good-faith back-and-forth between an employer and a worker or...