Collins Attorneys Legal Blog
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Independent Surgery Centers – Low Cost, Higher Risk
Surgery centers have been around for a while. They began as low costs alternatives for low risk out-patient surgery. In recent years, the number of surgery centers has grown enormously. This sounds…
June 9, 2018 -
Personal Injury Liability Releases Strictly Limited in New Mexico
There are many times consumers are asked to sign a release of liability before using a product or service. These releases of liability are then thrown back at the consumer when the…
April 8, 2018 -
New Mexico’s Relationship with Private Prison Contractors
New Mexico leads the nation in terms of the proportion of its prison inmates who are housed by private prison contracting companies—a jaw-dropping 42 percent! The national average for state prisoners is…
February 14, 2018 -
Emergency Room Visits Hasten Health Decline in Elderly
Recent news stories reiterate the link between routine emergency room visits and rapid deterioration in the health of the elderly that often follows. The connection between the two is frequently obscured due…
January 18, 2018 -
Prescription Opiates: Profiting America to Death
OxyContin has generated $35 billion in revenue for Purdue Pharma. The drug was marketed as non-addictive despite clear evidence to the contrary. The evidence is not subtle. According to the CDC, there…
December 22, 2017 -
Sexual Assault and Abuse in ICE Detention Facilities
According to Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC), there have been thousands of sexual assaults in ICE Detention facilities have gone uninvestigated between 2010 and 2016. In April of 2017,…
December 4, 2017 -
New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act’s (IPRA) Wide Scope
The New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) is a very good tool for gathering information on the facts and circumstances surrounding legal claims against governmental entities. In fact, a great…
December 2, 2017 -
Opiate Use in the Veteran’s Administration System
Opiate Use in the Veteran’s Administration System According to the Veteran Administration over 440,000 veterans using the VA system were being prescribed an opioid-based medication in 2013 and over 55,000 had an…
October 27, 2017 -
National Deluge of Opiates, Causes and Costs
In May, 2017 the United States Drug Enforcement Agency announced that Albuquerque would become the seventh city in the nation to participate in its 360 Strategy Program which began in 2015 as…
October 23, 2017 -
Trastorno de Estrés Postraumático (TEPT)
Diversas fuentes han reportado que el Trastorno de Estrés Postraumático entre los oficiales correccionales es dos veces mayor a la cifra encontrada entre los veteranos militares y oficiales policiacos. La crónica y…
October 21, 2017