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A deadly accident occurred on Interstate 10 in Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico last Thursday, engulfing six vehicles in flames, and killing seven people. According to a report by Albuquerque ABC affiliate KOAT 7, the accident was caused in part by a dust storm, which is a relatively common phenomenon around the highways in... read more

A Michigan case came up on appeal earlier this year, and the Court of Appeals in that state rejected the defendants’ claims that the jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiff was not justified. The opinion in Button v. Tim Bills Trucking, Inc., Docket No. 306724 (Mich. App. 2014) was released last month and resulted... read more

A California couple and the woman’s teenage son were driving from Vacaville, California to Houston, Texas to start a new life together when they were involved in an accident early in the morning on May 5 near Gallup, New Mexico. According to an article in the Houston Chronicle, the car was being driven by a... read more

In recent years, New Mexico has become the nation’s sixth-largest oil producer. The boom in the petroleum industry has benefited New Mexico’s economy, creating thousands of new jobs, mostly in the southeast corner of the state. According to a report by Southern California Public Radio broadcaster KPCC, the growth of New Mexico’s oil industry has... read more

A fatal collision occurred last Wednesday when a 2006 Chrysler was hit by a FedEx semi-truck at an intersection near Greensburg, Kansas. Both the driver and passenger in the Chrysler were killed by the collision, and the driver of the tractor-trailer was treated at a local hospital and released. The Accident In the early morning... read more