Each year, thousands of elderly people in New Mexico are admitted to emergency departments after suffering injuries due to falls. In fact, New Mexico's rate of fall-related deaths has been 1.5 times higher in recent years than the national rate. In New Mexico and...
Even a small head bump can pose a serious health risk
Car accidents, falls and sports all involve the risk of bumps to the head. In some cases, what seems like a minor bump can lead to lasting damage, including depression, difficulty concentrating and cognitive processing delays. The reality is that seemingly low-impact...
3 types of products commonly involved in product liability claims
Regardless of the standards a business employs to ensure that its products are safe, oversights can occur. The smallest mistake can lead to the deadliest of consequences. The discovery of a defect can, at best, lead to a consumer never buying the product or anything...
Lifelong financial struggles common among victims of clergy sex abuse
Allegations of clergy sex abuse began to surface publicly in the late 1980s. Adults and young people started to come forward to tell their stories and hold their abusers accountable. Victims' first-hand accounts generated headlines in the following decade,...
Is it time to talk to your aging parent about their driving?
It can be extremely difficult to watch an aging parent decline, and the aging process can lead to some difficult conversations. Surprisingly, 39% of adults feel that the most dreaded topic to discuss with an aging parent is when they need to stop driving. This ranks...
Bicycling is increasingly popular in New Mexico, but also increasingly dangerous
Outside Magazine, with one of their offices based in Santa Fe, covers outdoor activities throughout the nation. While the magazine would undoubtedly prefer to focus its stories on the joy of biking and other outdoor recreation, the writers find themselves often in the...
A restaurant’s responsibility to its customers in the era of coronavirus
Delivering food from a restaurant to a customer’s home is not a new innovation. For a small fee, a family could stay at home and await their meal. Over the past several years, GrubHub and Uber Eats have blazed their respective trails in dominating an industry focused...
New Mexico nursing home patients with COVID-19 to be sent to facility with history of violations
Never has more trust been placed in nursing homes to care for elderly patients. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has put many in the senior population at risk of serious illness and death. For owners of nursing homes in so-called “hot zones,” it should be “all hands on...
Boy Scouts’ bankruptcy will not prevent abuse victims from recovering compensation
Longtime whispers about institutional failures in the Boy Scouts became banner headlines in 1991. Following a two-year investigation, the Washington Times published “Scouts' Honor,” a multi-part report based on internal and staff records from the Boy Scouts, court...
Report: Kids’ car seats sold despite testing that showed dangers in side-impact collisions
Booster seats and car seats are important aspects of life for parents and their children, and child seats should always be manufactured so they are safe for kids. With that in mind, parents in New Mexico should be aware of recent developments involving Evenflo, which...
