Articles Posted in Truck Accidents

Are There More Truck Accidents During the Holidays?
Law Office of Matthew Vance, P.C.

Due to their size and speed, a collision involving an 18-wheeler often has devastating results. Smaller passenger vehicles are often crushed with the occupants suffering serious injuries such as brain trauma, spinal cord damage and amputation. Unfortunately, the holiday season can introduce numerous factors that could increase the likelihood of a catastrophic truck collision. These…

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New Mexico Plaintiff Unable to Add Defendant’s Employer to Injury Case Following Expiration of Statute of Limitations
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Sometimes multiple parties can be held liable for the payment of damages in a single New Mexico truck accident case. A recent case concerns the ability of a plaintiff to name a new party as a defendant in an amended complaint filed years after the initial complaint was filed, and following the expiration of the…

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United States Magistrate Judge for the District of New Mexico Dismisses Personal Injury Plaintiffs’ Punitive Damages Claim
Law Office of Matthew Vance, P.C.

Personal injury plaintiffs can seek to recover compensatory and punitive damages when litigating in New Mexico courts. Recently, a truck driver and the company whose truck he was driving at the time of an accident on I-40 moved for summary judgment, seeking dismissal of the punitive damages asserted against them. The federal trial court adjudicating…

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Trial Court Denies Motion to Dismiss New Mexico Truck Accident Case for Spoliation of Evidence
Law Office of Matthew Vance, P.C.

Litigants in New Mexico negligence lawsuits risk losing or damaging their cases if they engage in spoliation, which is the intentional destruction, mutilation, alteration or concealment of evidence. Whether and to what extent to sanction a litigant for spoliation is up to the trial court. In a recent ruling by the United States District Court…

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Truck Rental Agency Dismissed from New Mexico Personal Injury Lawsuit
Law Office of Matthew Vance, P.C.

The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico recently handed down a decision granting a motion to dismiss filed by a truck rental agency in a New Mexico personal injury lawsuit. The truck rental agency was sued following the alleged collision of a truck rented from it for commercial use with another…

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New Mexico Federal Trial Court Rejects Liability Based on Successive Entrustment in a Truck Accident Case
Law Office of Matthew Vance, P.C.

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico recently ruled against a plaintiff in a New Mexico wrongful death suit that was based on a successive entrustment theory of liability. The ruling came in the context of resolving a motion for summary judgment brought by one of the defendants, a company that had…

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Trucking Accidents and Changing Technology Affecting New Mexico Roads
Law Office of Matthew Vance, P.C.

New Mexico residents share the roads with commercial vehicles, including trucks. Among concerns are accidents caused by truck driver fatigue. There are resources available to educate truck drivers, who are often under pressure to drive longer hours by their employers. Technology in the shipping and trucking industries is rapidly advancing. Tesla debuted in November 2017…

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