Month: September 2014

It is not easy to predict exactly how long it may take a person injured in an automobile accident to recover fair compensation from a personal injury claim. In most cases in the State of New Mexico, the relevant statute of limitations requires that any civil action...

While high outstanding medical bills continue to rank as the leading cause which precipitates financially distressed people to file for bankruptcy protection, high-interest loan obligations constitutes the third, most cited reason. As individuals saw their homes...

For most individuals injured in an automobile accident, the last thing they want to think about is which insurance company or governmental agency bears the responsibility of covering the medical bills stemming from the personal injury sustained in such an accident....

After medical bills, credit card debt stands as a top reason individuals choose to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. Although many states have caps –New Mexico has a 50% cap on interest rates on credit card accounts – the level of these caps can...

Most folks – beyond making sure they procure auto insurance in a timely fashion or buckle up their seat belt before going somewhere in their car – do not spend much time thinking about what they would need to do if they unfortunately got in to an...

One of the big advantages that Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings have compared to Chapter 7 bankruptcies is that a Chapter 13 bankruptcy action affords the debtor the opportunity to save their home when the debtor is behind in their mortgage payments or is facing...

For those individuals (plaintiffs) involved in an automobile accident who proceed to sue the at-fault driver who caused the accident, it is very likely that the attorneys for that at-fault driver – provided by the insurance company which covers that driver...

By certain measures, those residents of Albuquerque - and New Mexico more broadly - who are experiencing some form of financial distress proportionately tend to have more wealth tied up in their real estate compared to people in certain neighboring states.  But they...

For most personal injury cases stemming from automobile accidents, once the injured party – where that party is an adult- reaches agreement with the insurance company covering the other driver, they have the authority to finalize and implement their settlement...

For many personal injury cases stemming from automobile accidents, there may be no particular eye witnesses, except for the actual parties to the accident. Where there is a third-party, whether a passenger in one of the nearby cars, a pedestrian on the street or some...