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Medical Malpractice Can Leave New Mexico Patients Searching For Answers Every year, patients across New Mexico enter hospitals, clinics, emergency rooms, surgical centers, and medical offices expecting safe and appropriate care. In many cases, they receive it. But when preventable medical errors happen, the consequences can be devastating. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality…

Brake Safety Day Data Shows Why Defective Trucks Put New Mexico Drivers At Risk Every day on New Mexico highways, motorists share the road with commercial trucks that can weigh up to 80,000 pounds. Most drivers don’t think twice about the semi in the next lane, but that truck’s brakes may be the one mechanical…

New Mexico Riders Face Dangers That Are Almost Always Caused by Someone Else’s Choices May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and it’s worth being direct about where the danger actually comes from. Motorcycle crashes are frequently described as accidents, as though they happen randomly and unpredictably. The data tells a different story. The behaviors that…

A truck accident doesn’t just interrupt your day. It can change the direction of your life in an instant. One moment you’re driving through Albuquerque or along a New Mexico highway, and the next, you’re dealing with injuries, medical care, and the question that keeps coming back: what actually happened? On major trucking routes like…

Brain injuries are often invisible. After a car accident, slip and fall, or other serious incident, it can be easy to focus on the obvious injuries you can see. But traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can affect far more than the body — they can change the way someone thinks, feels, and even behaves. March is…

Every New Mexican who’s ever tried to turn left knows the risk. You nudge up to the line, squint down the road, and hope the gap in traffic is wide enough before you cut across. Sometimes that move turns into a car accident, and suddenly the question becomes less about timing and more about blame.…

Adrenaline and delayed symptoms are common after a crash After a car accident in New Mexico, it’s common to feel shaken but assume you’re “okay.” Adrenaline can mask symptoms of a serious injury, and some injuries, such as whiplash, might not be immediately apparent after a crash. That’s why our law firm always recommends seeking…

Albuquerque has one of the highest pedestrian fatality rates in the country Albuquerque officials are taking urgent steps to protect cyclists and pedestrians, as the city currently faces one of the highest pedestrian accident rates in the nation. A new ordinance was created partly in response to a fatal bicycle accident earlier this year in…

New Mexico leads the nation in distracted driving deaths Distracted drivers are 240 percent more likely than other drivers to cause a car accident, according to a recent traffic safety study by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), which also offered suggestions for preventing such crashes in the future. “This is an action plan to prevent crashes…

After years of deadly crashes, East Central Avenue is finally getting safer In Albuquerque, one of the city’s most dangerous roads is finally getting the attention it deserves. Following years of serious and fatal pedestrian crashes along East Central Avenue, city officials have launched a new project designed to make the corridor safer for everyone…