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Guides, videos, and answers to the questions injured people in New Mexico ask us most. Written and recorded by the lawyers who handle these cases, not a content farm.
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Long-form guides on New Mexico injury law, updated as the law and the roads change.
November 2, 2026
Did You Sign a Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement in New Mexico? It May Not Stop Your Case
Signed a nursing home arbitration agreement at admission?
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November 2, 2026
Hit by a Car While Walking or Riding a Bike in Gallup? Here Is Who Pays
New Mexico has the highest pedestrian death rate in the country. Who has the right of way, what happens if you were partly at fault, and whose insurance pays after a crash.
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October 26, 2026
Was Your Baby Hurt at Birth at an IHS Hospital? The Federal Deadline Does Not Wait for Your Child to Grow Up
A birth injury at Gallup Indian Medical Center or another IHS hospital is a federal claim with a two-year deadline that does not pause for a child. What parents need to know.
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October 20, 2026
Can You Still Recover After a New Mexico Motorcycle Crash Without a Helmet? Usually, Yes
Hurt on a motorcycle in Gallup, Albuquerque, or on I-40? New Mexico helmet law, the left-turn rule, low insurance minimums, and how to protect your claim.
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October 12, 2026
Who Pays After a Semi Truck Accident in New Mexico? Usually the Trucking Company, Not Just the Driver
Hurt by a semi in Albuquerque, Gallup, or on I-40? Who is liable, the $750,000 federal insurance minimum, the trucking records that vanish in six months, and federal court.
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October 12, 2026
Car Accident Lawyer in Gallup, New Mexico: The Laws That Decide Your Claim
Hurt in a crash in Gallup or anywhere in New Mexico? The seat belt rule, dram shop claims against bars, road defect claims, deadlines, and who pays.
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September 12, 2026
Can I Sue If I Was Hurt on the Navajo Nation?
Yes. An injury on the Navajo Nation can be pursued in Navajo Nation court, New Mexico state court, or federal court.
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September 12, 2026
What Is My New Mexico Car Accident Case Worth?
A New Mexico car accident case is worth your medical costs, lost income, and pain and suffering, reduced by your share of fault and limited by the insurance available.
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September 12, 2026
How Does an IHS Medical Malpractice Claim Work?
Malpractice at an Indian Health Service facility is a claim against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act: an administrative claim within two years, a six-month…
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September 8, 2026
How Long Do You Have to File an Injury Claim in New Mexico?
Three years for most injuries, but two years for government claims with ninety-day notice, two years for IHS claims, and shorter rules on the Navajo Nation.
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September 1, 2026
Partly at Fault in a New Mexico Crash? You Can Still Recover. Here Is How Comparative Negligence Works
New Mexico is a pure comparative fault state. Being ten, thirty, or even sixty percent at fault does not end your claim.
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August 18, 2026
New Mexico Only Requires $25,000 of Auto Insurance. Here Is What That Means After a Serious Crash
The state minimum is 25/50/10, one in five drivers has nothing, and the coverage that saves a case is usually your own.
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August 4, 2026
Hurt on the Job as an "Independent Contractor"? What New Mexico Workers Need to Know
A proposed federal rule on worker classification has employers rethinking who counts as a contractor.
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July 14, 2026
An Oregon Jury Awarded $242 Million to Sixteen Wildfire Victims. What It Means for New Mexico Families
A record verdict against PacifiCorp shows what juries do when a utility ignores fire risk.
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June 22, 2026
New Mexico Accident Attorneys: Your Complete Guide to Protecting Your Rights After an Accident
What New Mexico law actually says after a crash: the three-year deadline, comparative fault, what your claim covers, and the mistakes that cost injured people money.
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Short answers to the questions injured people ask, recorded in Gallup.
Hurt on the Navajo Nation? The legal route is different
Insurance companies are using AI on your settlement
I-40 is one of the most dangerous roads in New Mexico
The insurer's "final" offer is not the final offer
Can you get sued for helping at a crash?
Feel fine after the crash? Get checked anyway
Dash cams cut both ways
After a truck crash, records disappear fast
Before you sign the adjuster's paperwork
When a transport crash takes a life
How justice works within the Navajo Nation
What injury compensation is actually for
Answers by topic.
Frequently asked questions
Cost, deadlines, fault, what a case is worth, and whether you need a lawyer.
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New Mexico injury claims explained
Statute of limitations, comparative negligence, damages, and which court hears your case.
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Hurt on the Navajo Nation
Tribal, state, or federal court, sovereign immunity, and the tribal exhaustion rule.
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IHS medical malpractice
The Federal Tort Claims Act process, the SF-95 claim, and the two-year deadline.
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Injury law glossary
Forty terms from New Mexico, federal, and Navajo Nation cases, defined in plain language.
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Four Corners injury facts
Crashes by county from state data, IHS facilities and their deadlines, the courts, and insurance minimums.
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Verdicts and settlements
Representative results and how they happen.
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