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Slate Stern Law Blog
6d ago
The purveyors of clickbait are skilled in remixing reports about the most horrific car accidents. The tales of wrong-way crashes at speeds above 100 miles per hour are enough to make anyone cagey about motor vehicles, but these are less common than the news headlines would have you believe. You probably know someone, though, who […]
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Slate Stern Law Blog
6d ago
Dealing with insurance companies is a frustrating lesson in reading the fine print. You buy car insurance because state law requires it, and you think that the insurance will cover you if you get injured in a car accident. t turns out that the insurance will pay “except if the following conditions apply,” followed by […]
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Slate Stern Law Blog
6d ago
The days of summer recreation are coming to an end, and soon, New Mexico’s ski resorts will open for the skiing season. While skiing has the reputation of being a recreational activity for leisurely classes, snowboarding has an edgier image, but both sports involve snow, high speeds, and a fair measure of uncertainty. If you […]
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Slate Stern Law Blog
1M ago
Waiting for treatment in the emergency room always seems like it takes forever. A visit to the ER is a series of “hurry up and wait” cycles, from triage to testing to an examination by a physician and then if you are lucky, an interminable wait for discharge instructions. Sometimes it feels like longer than […]
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Slate Stern Law Blog
1M ago
The Yahoo Lifestyle website recently published the results of a survey of emergency room doctors about the children’s summer recreational activities they consider the most dangerous. Some of the highly ranked activities included riding a bicycle without a helmet, playing near lawnmowers, riding all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and spending time outdoors in excessive heat. At the […]
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Slate Stern Law Blog
2M ago
Your car probably has automatic brakes, and those breaks have probably prevented a few minor collisions and spared you the cost of repairs. Your brakes might have engaged when you were backing out of a parking space and did not notice an obstacle behind you. They might have even prevented a rear-end collision at a […]
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Slate Stern Law Blog
2M ago
Drunk driving is a leading cause of motor vehicle-related deaths, but when it comes to getting compensation in a wrongful death lawsuit, the person who got behind the wheel after drinking alcohol is not the only possible defendant, nor even the one most likely to be able to pay the victims’ surviving family members. DWI […]
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Slate Stern Law Blog
2M ago
The simplest safety features often provide the most safety. Seatbelts save lives to an even greater extent than any other safety feature. Even if your car does not have airbags or an automatic braking system, your chances of surviving a collision are much greater with a seatbelt than without one, if only because the seatbelt […]
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Slate Stern Law Blog
2M ago
More than almost anywhere else on Earth, the western United States is famous for its wide-open spaces, and nowhere are they more beautiful than they are in New Mexico. You could go for a walk and take in the scenery, but temperatures get dangerously hot in many parts of New Mexico. You could travel by […]
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Slate Stern Law Blog
3M ago
As soon as you are old enough to speak full sentences, you learn that you should look both ways before crossing the street. Pedestrians use caution when walking beside the road, especially in places where there are no sidewalks, and keep an eye out for moving vehicles in parking lots. One place where you should […]
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