Category: Firm News

New Mexico Defective Products – Crib Recalls Escalate

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Last Modified on Mar 16, 2024

Less than a month into 2010, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has already recalled dozens of products – including a massive crib recall of 635,000 Dorel Asia Cribs. The recall came after reports of 10 separate injuries and one infant death as a result of being trapped and strangled by a defective crib. The Dorel… read more


New Mexico Nursing Home Abuse – Check In On Your Loved Ones This Holiday Season

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Last Modified on Mar 16, 2024

Last month a former nursing home caretaker – Anthony Joseph Garcia was sentenced to 5 ½ years in jail for beating a man in his care. A subsequent investigation performed after the beating revealed that Garcia had a lengthy criminal record including three prior felony and rape charges. By law, nursing homes are required to… read more


Thousands Of New Mexico Cars Affected By Toyota Accelerator Recall

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Last Modified on Mar 16, 2024

On January 21, 21010 Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. recalled and suspended sales on several different models of its cars due to a defect in the accelerator pedal. The recall affects 3.1 million vehicles. As a result of the defect, the accelerator pedal sticks causing sudden acceleration. These “run-away” vehicles have caused serious car accidents,… read more


New Mexico Personal Injury – How Insurance Companies Strategize To Minimize Payouts On Your Claims

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Last Modified on Mar 16, 2024

When accidents happen, many victims look to their insurance companies for the compensation they deserve. Unfortunately, many times those same insurance companies employ strategies to deny paying individuals the compensation rightfully due. In fact, insurers are paying out lower claims, charging higher premiums, and reaping greater profits than at almost any time in history. In… read more


New Mexico Car Accident Ends Tragically

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Last Modified on Mar 16, 2024

In a tragic car accident this past weekend, a 19-year-old Iowa man was killed and five others critically injured when the car they were riding in overturned on westbound interstate 40 near Santa Rosa. The five injured students were flown to the University of New Mexico Hospital with critical injuries, including possible head and brain… read more


Harvard Study Links Avandia To Increased Risk of Heart Attack

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Last Modified on Mar 16, 2024

A soon-to-be-published report by the American Diabetes Association has found that the number of heart attacks by diabetic patients who took Avandia is double that of those who took a different oral diabetic medication. In the study, Harvard University researchers analyzed clinical data from more than 26,375 patients from 2000 to 2006 in the Boston… read more


New Mexico Women Taking Yaz At Risk For Gallbladder Disease

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Last Modified on Mar 16, 2024

Despite growing claims of gallbladder problems and increased litigation, Bayer Health Care Inc. continues to market Yaz and Yasmin, without adequate warning of the potential gallbladder risks. If you’ve been taking one of these birth control pills, contact a New Mexico personal injury attorney immediately for more information. The popular birth control pill Yaz, and… read more


New Mexico Dangerous Drugs – GlaxoSmithKline Has Duty To Warn Of Avandia Risks

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Last Modified on Mar 16, 2024

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has recently issued a report on Avandia, a controversial drug produced by GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”) to control diabetes. According to the report, GSK knew of possible heart attack risks tied to Avandia many years before the information became public. The report unequivocally states “GSK had a duty to sufficiently warn patients… read more


New Mexico Dangerous Drugs – Wyeth v. Levine Should Apply To Generic Drugs

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Last Modified on Mar 16, 2024

In a victory for consumers, last Friday the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with the lower court that individuals may sue generic drug makers in state court for the “failure to warn” consumers of potentially dangerous side effects from taking their drugs. This decision shadows last March’s Supreme Court decision in Wyeth v. Levine,… read more


New Mexico Dangerous Drugs – Yaz and Yasmin Lawsuits Gaining Momentum

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Last Modified on Mar 16, 2024

Last week an Ohio woman, Mae Walker, filed a lawsuit against the maker of the popular birth-control pill Yaz. She joins hundreds of women across the county claiming that the company – Bayer – failed to warn about the serious, and possibly life-threatening side effects of taking Yaz. Walker’s suit alleges that she developed deep… read more