Most New Mexico personal injury cases settle, but the threat of trial is what makes settlements fair. Here’s how the choice actually gets made — and who makes it.
Settlement or Trial? How Personal Injury Cases Actually Get Resolved in New Mexico Read More »
A truck struck a woman on Sonrisa Pl NE on May 27, 2026, then hit a home and a gas line. Here’s why crashes like this often produce more than one legal claim under New Mexico law.
KOB found 228 semi-truck crashes in Tijeras Canyon since 2018. A new 9-0 Supreme Court ruling in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport just opened freight brokers to negligence claims. Here’s what NM truck accident victims need to know.
SR-118 near Gallup ranks among New Mexico’s 10 deadliest roads. If you were hurt on I-40, US-491, or SR-118, here’s what McKinley County injury victims need to know.
On the evening of Tuesday, May 12, 2026, a woman was struck and killed while riding an electric scooter in the parking lot of the VIA Apartments on Montgomery Boulevard in northeast Albuquerque. She was pronounced dead at the scene. According to early reports from KRQE and KOB, a vehicle was involved. A police investigation
Early in the morning of May 8, 2026, a wrong-way driver on Interstate 10 in Luna County, New Mexico struck two vehicles head-on. One person was killed. A second was hospitalized with a head injury. The driver — identified by New Mexico State Police as Artem Durnov, 31 — was arrested at the scene and
The Driver Got Arrested. Why Doesn’t the Family Have Any Money? Read More »
On the afternoon of May 6, 2026, a two-vehicle collision on New Mexico State Road 502 — about two miles west of Pojoaque High School — claimed the life of a 96-year-old woman. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Investigation Team is actively investigating the cause of the crash. The victim’s identity is
Fatal Crash on State Road 502 Near Pojoaque: What Surviving Families Need to Know Read More »
The phone call from the insurance adjuster sounds reasonable. They have your medical records now. They have noticed a 2019 visit for back pain, a chiropractor appointment after you moved apartments, a note about migraines from years ago. And they have a number they would like you to consider — a number that is much
Friday is often a day for winding down—but for many families across Northern New Mexico, the smoke from recent wildfire seasons has not truly cleared. Scorched ranch land, collapsed structures, and lost timber do not disappear when the news cameras do. The recovery process stretches on for years, and for too many families, the insurance
The Friday Fireline: When a Wildfire Is Corporate Negligence, Not an Act of God Read More »
You are driving down Coors Boulevard or merging onto I-40 when the unthinkable happens. The screech of tires, the impact of metal, and then—silence. In the immediate aftermath of a serious car wreck in Albuquerque, your adrenaline is spiking, your body is in shock, and your mind is racing. It is in these first few
The Fearless Advocate’s Playbook: What to Do After a Serious Car Wreck in Albuquerque Read More »
