Collins Attorneys Legal Blog
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Little Guy Is Running Out of Options
The Dodd-Frank Act was passed earlier this summer to reign in Wall Street abuses that very nearly led to collapse of our economy. The rights of corporations to do whatever they want…
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That‘s Not Cake the Chamber of Commerce Would Have Us Eat!
The Institute for Legal Reform, an admitted national campaign from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is circulating emails to gain support from the public for tort reform. The email captioned “Does America…
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Personal Injury, Insurance Coverage and the Lies of Tort Reform
The Tort Reform movement paints every personal injury claim as an assault on small business, doctors, health care, the public, the very American way of life. Every jury verdict is claimed as…
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Medicare/Medicaid Lien Reduction for Attorney Fees
New Mexico has a high rate of uninsured. The state has the highest rate of uninsured motorists in the nation. The numbers related to those lacking health insurance are comparable. As a…
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Walking on Eggshells in New Mexico Personal Injury Cases
In many personal injury cases, the issue of preexisting injuries will be front and center in the calculation of damages. Many times, the defendant who is often represented by an insurance company…
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Employer Responsibility for Worker Safety? No, But Thanks for Playing.
The seminal New Mexico case addressing worker‘s compensation exclusivity is the 2001 New Mexico Supreme Court case of Delgado v. Phelps Dodge. The case, despite the leap in the protection of workers…
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Don‘t Get Lured Into Waiver of Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage
Once again, the New Mexico Court of Appeals has reinforced the public policy of making uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage a part of every automobile insurance policy issued in New Mexico. Farmers v.…
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Simple Surgical Checklist Can Save Patient Lives!
The Albuquerque Journal recently reported on a surgical checklist proposed by the World Health Organization to reduce operating room errors. The contents on the list are pretty simple including pre-surgical procedures for…
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Tort Reform and The Hypocritic Oath
There were 11,773 DWI deaths nationally in 2008. These numbers are alarming. It is absolutely unacceptable to allow drivers to endanger the safety of others. A drunk driving death has enormous consequences…
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Pitfalls and Ironies of Medicare Liens in Personal Injury Actions
It is fairly common that those that have been injured in accidents, particularly auto accidents and slip and fall accidents, are receiving Medicare benefits at the time of the accident, or as…
