Collins Attorneys Legal Blog
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New Mexico Statute of Limitations & Exceptions — Time is Always of the Essence!
There are a number of important deadlines in personal injury lawsuits. The first and perhaps most important is the statute of limitations. Missing this deadline will bar your claim completely. Statutes of…
June 27, 2012 -
Financial Abuse and Exploitation in Nursing Homes
Financial exploitation of a resident is one of the many ways in which a senior can be abused while under the care of a nursing home. Stories are not uncommon of elderly…
June 25, 2012 -
Extension of Statute of Limitations in New Mexico for Cases Originally Filed in the Wrong Court
The New Mexico Court of Appeals recently held in Foster v. Sun Healthcare Group that unless there is a clear showing of negligence in prosecution, a plaintiff who brings suit in the…
June 22, 2012 -
Paying Your Bills While a Personal Injury Lawsuit is Pending in New Mexico
In many situations, an injured party may have a significant claim against another person or company, but cannot pay their day-to-day bills while litigation is pending. It is well known that personal…
June 15, 2012 -
MedMal Cap Protection in New Mexico Protects both Doctors and Medical Corporations
In what seems to be another victory for healthcare corporations, the New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled recently that a number of professional corporations and a foreign limited liability company were considered…
June 8, 2012 -
Nursing Home Mandatory Arbitration Provisions – Sign at Your Peril!
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this year regarding mandatory arbitration provisions in nursing home contracts will most likely overrule an earlier New Mexico case that represented a victory, albeit a small…
June 6, 2012 -
Paying Medical Bills Pending A Car Accident Settlement
Many personal injury cases involve injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Victims of car accidents often find themselves with mounting medical care bills and wonder how to pay them while the case…
May 18, 2012 -
Wandering and Eloping From A Nursing Home
Most people who admit a loved one into a nursing home do so because the senior requires constant care that they are not able to personally provide. The nursing home undertakes this…
May 8, 2012 -
Caps on Medical Malpractice Damages Do Not Lower Insurance Premiums or Healthcare Costs
An article in the National Journal last year reported that medical mistakes cost the nation‘s health care system tens of billions of dollars every year. Unfortunately, instead of getting serious about eliminating…
April 27, 2012 -
Malnutrition and Dehydration in Nursing Homes
Dehydration and malnutrition have become so commonplace in nursing homes that many have called them “the silent killers.” According to a study by The Commonwealth Fund, 35 to 85% of nursing home…
April 25, 2012