Collins Attorneys Legal Blog
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Military and Veterans Organizations in New Mexico
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. An organization comprised of mothers who lost a son or daughter while serving in one of the branches of the US Military. GSM is a Veterans Service…
August 11, 2015 -
Duty to Provide Fall Protection in Work Areas
Failure to Provide Fall Protection is #1 Cited Osha Violation – Legal Outcome Depends on Existence of Employer/Employee Relationship The failure of an employer to provide fall protections is the number one…
July 17, 2015 -
Fatigue is Frequent Cause in Trucking Accidents
The 2018 Commercial Motor Vehicle Fact Sheet from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) indicates that in 2017, there were 37,133 deaths from auto accidents overall, 5,005 of those deaths resulted…
June 8, 2015 -
Military Personnel Have No Right to Competent Medical Care and No Right to Answers when Inexcusable Errors Occur
There has been 70 years of judicial hand wringing following what has become a national disgrace in the aftermath of the 1950 Supreme Court decision of Feres v United States. Feres itself…
May 23, 2015 -
Local v. National Standards of Medical Care in Medical Malpractice Claims
In medical malpractice cases, there will be a mix of local and national standards. As a rule, the injured patient (or far too often the surviving loved ones) must meet both. New…
May 15, 2015 -
Myths of Medical Malpractice Bring Caps Back to Missouri
Medical malpractice caps are regularly in the news. Last week the Missouri legislature passed a bill to reverse the Missouri Supreme Court 2012 ruling in which the court had ruled caps to…
April 27, 2015 -
Taking the Kids Out of State for Summer Vacation Requires Planning and Agreement
Questions surrounding summer vacation start coming up frequently this time of year. One of the big and more common questions that arise is the respective parents’ rights to take the kids out…
April 20, 2015 -
House Passes Bill to Protect Medical Malpractice Insurers on Backs of Innocent Patients
A bill passed through the U.S. House of Representatives last month. H.R. 1470’s stated purpose is: “To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and…
April 15, 2015 -
Driving Too Fast for Conditions Frequent Cause of Truck Accidents
Truck drivers often drive too fast for road conditions, which can lead to truck accidents. According to the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) 2010 Report, “Trucking 101,”driving too fast for conditions accounts for…
March 11, 2015 -
Brake Failure in Truck Accidents
Brake issues are a contributing factor in 27% of truck accidents according to the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) 2010 Report, “Trucking 101,” all told, brake problems lead to over 40,000 trucking accidents…
March 6, 2015