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• Judge Awards $4.25 Million In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Involving Police Shooting
  Following a New Mexico police misconduct Judge Theresa Baca awarded $4.25 million to the family of a man fatally wounded by an Albuquerque Police Department officer in 2009 and criticized the department’s training methods as “designed to result in unreasonable use of deadly force.” Andrew Lopez was nineteen years old and unarmed when he was shot and killed b […]
• Family Receives $950,000 in Officer Involved Shooting
  On December 4, 209 Rodrick Jones was shot in the back by an APD officer who was subsequently fired by APD as a result of his conduct involving the shooting. Police shooting attorneys representing the family, Joe Fine and Brad Goodwin, pointed out that APD’s suggestion that Rodrick Jones was involved in a robbery was not supported by the fact that his fingerp […]
• Commodification of an Injury - Putting a price to pain
  One of the greatest challenges for an Albuquerque injury attorney is the task of placing a monetary value, or commodifying, serious injury or death. In wrongful death cases, for example, we represent families for whom no amount of money could even approximate making them whole. Nevertheless, even in these catastrophic cases, it is our professional duty to pu […]
• How Will Federal Gun Policy Impact New Mexico's Medical Marijuana Policy
  In September, the federal government sent letters to gun dealers nationwide informing them that medical marijuana card holders in states that have legalized the use of medical marijuana fell within the category of "unlawful drug users"/"addicts", to whom it was illegal to sell a gun. Outrage ensued, and what appears to be the first lawsui […]
• FedEx Las Cruces Accident on Interstate 10
  An early morning, June 22, 2011, New Mexico accident near Las Cruces has claimed the life of 3 individuals.  The New Mexico wrongful death accident occurred on Interstate 10.  While authorities are still investigating and trying to recreate the horrifying accident, initial reports suggest the FedEx driver collided with a pickup truck from behind. The New Mex […]
• Drug Companies Liable For Fatal DWI Crash
  A drunk driver caused a New Mexico car accident on Interstate 25.  A child died.  The child’s mother filed dramshop claims for wrongful death and personal injuries against three liquor establishments.  She also filed wrongful death and personal injury claims against three drug companies.  Drug company employees had treated the drunk driver to eight hours of […]
• Fatal collision - gunfire, wrongful death and New Mexico bodily injuries
  On April 9, 2011, a Toyota Lexus hit the right side of a Ford Tempo in the intersection of Airport Road and Paseo del Sol in Santa Fe.  The driver of the Lexus told police that she was escaping gunshots fired from a pursuing Ford Mustang.  The Mustang fled the scene of the accident.  The Tempo was occupied by four people.  The driver and his two children wer […]
• Fatal Ejection on I-25 - New Mexico Dram Shop Law
  On March 24, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., a car with five occupants was speeding down an Albuquerque on-ramp to southbound Interstate 25.  When the car reached the end of the ramp, the driver lost control. The car veered across the southbound lanes.  A southbound van clipped the rear of the car.  The car went into a spin.  Two passengers were ejected, one landing in […]
• Is Santa Fe Responsible for Bus Driver's Conduct?
  Local news is reporting a Santa Fe bus driver is behind bars following reports that he molested, or at least inappriately touched, his young passengers.  The story began to unravel when one especially shrewd passenger managed to record the Santa Fe bus driver's horrendous conduct on her camera phone.  After the recording was shared with Santa Fe authori […]
• Wrong Way I-40 Accident & New Mexico Uninsured Motorist Coverage
  On February 17, 2011, shortly before midnight, a woman was speeding east on Interstate 40. She was going the wrong-way in the westbound lanes. When she approached Rio Grande Boulevard, she collided with a westbound vehicle. The male driver died at the scene. The woman was hospitalized in critical condition. It is not yet known why the woman was eastbound in […]