Carlsbad Personal Injury Lawyer

Carlsbad and the greater San Juan County is home to more than 29,000 residents and is frequented by countless others who travel into the area to enjoy the area’s natural splendors, such as the Guadalupe Mountains and Pecos River. Caving, visiting local parks, and swimming are just some of the many entertainment options in this southeastern portion of New Mexico. Another draw to the area is employment in the oil and gas industry.

New Mexico cities that offer the variety of employment and recreational activities that Carlsbad does are likely to attract families and visitors, leading to traffic congestion and motor vehicle accidents involving cars and trucks. The more people that live in an area, the more apt someone is to get hurt while undertaking their everyday responsibilities. These are only some of the many scenarios that may result in a personal injury incident that can forever change you or your loved one’s life.

Personal injury accidents may be life-altering, but they don't have to be financially crippling. Our Carlsbad personal injury attorneys at Buckingham & Vega Law Firm can help you recover compensation that covers your medical bills, lost wages, and other expenses stemming from your incident. Call or email us to schedule a no-risk, free consultation to discuss your case.

Call us at (505) 388-0066 or fill out this form.

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Explore How We Have Helped Our Clients

$73.21 Million Verdict Birth Injury
The Buckingham & Vega legal team secured a $73.21 million verdict on behalf of a baby who was catastrophically injured due to the negligence of their doctor and medical team.
Record-Setting $72 Million Verdict Birth Injury
The Buckingham & Vega team obtained a $72 Million verdict in a birth injury case when an OB/ GYN failed to properly monitor the mom during pregnancy.
$16 Million Truck Accident
Buckingham & Vega obtained a $16 million settlement in a truck accident case. The truck driver was speeding and inattentive (texting) and crashed into the rear of a pickup truck stopped at a stoplight.
$14 Million Dram Shop Liability
Our team obtained a $14 million dram shop verdict on behalf of a client who was injured due to negligence.
13 Million Work Injury
Buckingham & Vega represented an oilfield worker who was killed when their company failed to properly train its employees on how to safely move waste bins. Our client was killed when he became trapped between two bins.
13 Million Truck Accident
Our team secured a 13 million settlement in a truck accident case. An eighteen-wheeler made an unsafe turn in front of a car driven by a grandmother and her family. The grandmother was killed and the family suffered severe injuries.

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Compensation You Can Recover in New Mexico Personal Injury Cases

New Mexico law allows you to recover two primary types of compensation if you successfully file a personal injury claim.

Economic Damages: These may include medical expenses and lost wages that you have now and may incur in the future.
Non-Monetary Losses: Another name for these is noneconomic damages. They may help cover some of the less visible repercussions of a Carlsbad personal injury accident like mental anguish, pain and suffering, and losses of enjoyment of life or consortium.

There are also punitive damages that New Mexico law allows injury victims to recover. These may be requested when a drunk driver, for example, strikes a motorist, leaving them with permanent disabilities.

Generally, parties request these damages partly to send a message of the seriousness of a defendant’s actions and to prevent them (and others) from making the same mistakes again.

Insurance companies are businesses with bottom lines like any other for-profit company. One benefit to bringing a Carlsbad personal injury attorney into the fold is that they're well aware of the insurer's tactics and will aggressively advocate for you to ensure you receive maximum compensation. Contact us now to schedule a case evaluation to discuss your claim.

Carlsbad Personal Injury Cases We Handle at Buckingham & Vega Law Firm

A variety of legal matters fall into the category of personal injury cases. However, our philosophy here at Buckingham & Vega Law Firm is that specializing in ones we have the adequate bandwidth to build and win is best. The focus of our New Mexico practice is, therefore, on the following types of personal injury cases:

Car Accidents
Truck Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Medical Malpractice
Nursing Home Abuse
Premises Liability

Data published by the New Mexico Department of Health outlines how personal injury incidents are the leading cause of serious injuries, sometimes resulting in death, for individuals aged one through 44.

Auto Accidents

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety statistics show that nearly 400 motorists lost their lives in auto accidents in 2000. A report published by the New Mexico Department of Transportation shows that 18.6% of all motorists involved in crashes that year suffered injuries, including serious ones such as:

Broken limbs (like arms and legs)
Penetrating lacerations (resulting in severed muscles or nerves and severe blood loss)
Abdominal, skull, or chest trauma (that extended beyond lacerations)
Spinal cord injuries resulting in paralysis
Extensive second or third-degree burns
Compression or crush injuries

These Carlsbad auto accidents may be attributable to various factors, such as drugged or drunk driving, driver or trucker fatigue, vehicle maintenance concerns, distractions, and motorist inexperience.

Medical Malpractice

Various scenarios may warrant an injured or ill plaintiff filing a medical malpractice lawsuit against their doctor, a surgical team member, a nurse, or a health care facility, such as a hospital. Some of these situations may include when a patient:

Receives a wrong or delayed diagnosis
Undergoes surgery on the wrong body part or side of their body
Suffers significant harm during childbirth due to inadequate prenatal care
Is prescribed a dangerous prescription drug or is administered the wrong or incorrect dose of an otherwise safe one

A situation in which a radiologist misreads imaging studies (like X-rays) or a pathologist incorrectly identifies a biopsied specimen may also warrant a plaintiff filing a Carlsbad personal injury lawsuit.

Nursing Home Abuse

Countless New Mexico residents entrust the care of their loved ones to Carlsbad nursing homes. While many of these residents go on to live happy, fulfilling lives in these assisted living facilities, others face dismal fates, including:

Malnutrition
Neglect
Emotional or psychological abuse
Financial exploitation

This poor treatment can leave these vulnerable individuals with physical injuries, mental anguish, and financial harm when their ability to recover from this abuse is at its lowest.

These individuals may be able to recover compensation by filing a personal injury lawsuit. These proceeds can then be utilized for a more respectable New Mexico residential facility and treat the aftermath of the trauma they’ve already endured.

Premises Liability

Property owners have a general obligation to keep potential dangers to a minimum to ensure no one gets hurt. Homeowners and business owners who fail to do this open themselves up to legal liability if someone gets hurt on their premises.

Situations that may warrant the filing of a premises liability case include:

Slip and falls
Struck-by incidents
Dog bites
Assaults stemming from inadequate lighting or negligent security

Plenty of other situations may fall into the premises liability category, so you should reach out to a Buckingham & Vega personal injury lawyer to determine if a scenario involving a property owner’s negligence also warrants you filing a claim.

Stand up for yourself and others who don't dare to hold others liable for their actions. You can recover compensation that you can use to pay for your lost wages, medical costs, and other damages. You can also send a message to the defendant that they're not getting by with being negligent anymore.

How Our Personal Injury Attorneys at Buckingham & Vega Support You

Being able to prove that an injury resulted from a specific Carlsbad incident like a premises liability situation, nursing home abuse, or a motorcycle accident is critical if you want to recover compensation. A personal injury attorney here at Buckingham & Vega Law Firm will have the necessary skill to make such connections necessary to pursue a New Mexico lawsuit.

Plaintiffs only have a limited amount of time, referred to as a statute of limitations, to pursue Carlsbad, NM personal injury claims or lawsuits. That time frame is three years from the date of injury. You may lose your right to pursue legal action to recover compensation for your injuries if you don’t file your personal injury case within that time frame here in New Mexico.

That being said, you must act fast if you intend to hold a negligent party liable for their actions. Your Carlsbad personal injury lawyer can build your case soon after your initial free consultation if you decide to work together. Contact us today to schedule your free consultation.

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