Ruidoso, NM Personal Injury Lawyer

What Types of Personal Injuries Can Harmonson Law Firm Help You With?

The most common type of personal injury case stems from automobile accidents—cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Along with medical malpractice injuries, the most severe injuries are usually seen in these types of accidents. The Harmonson Law Firm handles the following types of personal injury claims:

• Car accidents are generally settled out of court without a lawsuit. Our goal is to ensure that you receive the best medical care possible and to comprehensively document your injuries, in order to secure a full and fair settlement on your behalf. According to a 2023 Albuquerque Journal article, there were 467 auto accident fatalities in New Mexico in 2022. 288 of those fatalities were the result of car accidents, with alcohol a factor in 23% of these deaths. Car accidents—particularly T-bone accidents and head-on accidents—can be devastating, with catastrophic injuries. If you are the victim of such an accident, you need a strong legal advocate from the Harmonson Law Firm on your side. Having someone watching out for you and forcing the insurance company to pay you what your damages are worth is an invaluable resource.  If your case cannot be settled out of court, we are ready to take your case to trial to get full justice for your injuries.
• Rideshare accidents are less common than car accidents but, as more and more Uber and Lyft vehicles flood the roadways, these accidents may become more common. If the other driver is at fault, you will file against his or her insurance. If your rideshare driver is at fault, they are required to carry the minimum amount of insurance, so you will file against their insurance. Under certain circumstances, if your injuries are severe and exceed either driver’s insurance limits, you may file against Uber or Lyft for the remainder of your expenses. Because these cases can be complex, it is important to have an experienced Harmonson Law Firm attorney by your side. 
• Bus accidents happen relatively infrequently, but they can be deadly or leave victims with catastrophic injuries. If a city bus caused your injuries, you have a very short window of time to file a claim against a government.  If the bus is a charter or a Greyhound, you will likely file against the owner of the bus. 
• Semi-truck accidents often result in death or catastrophic injuries for those in the smaller passenger vehicles. A fully loaded truck can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds and may be carrying hazardous materials. The average passenger vehicle weighs around 3,500 pounds, so you can see how the size disparity can cause severe injuries. There can be more than one liable party in a semi-truck accident, which makes proving liability more difficult than in a “typical” two-car accident. The driver may have been distracted, impaired, overly fatigued, or reckless. The trucking company could be partially liable if they failed to vet the driver or ensure that he or she was fully trained. Other potentially liable parties include the loading company, the maintenance company, and the manufacturer of a defective truck part. As you can see, semi-truck accident claims can be very complex and can definitely benefit from the guidance of an experienced Ruidoso personal injury lawyer from the Harmonson Law Firm.   
• Motorcycle accidents often result in fatalities and severe injuries, as motorcyclists typically have little to no protection other than a helmet. Motorcyclists are often hit and thrown from their bikes into traffic. In some cases, the driver of a parked car may open his or her door into traffic without looking, causing a motorcyclist to slam into the door. Certain stereotypes also plague motorcyclists following an accident. Motorcyclists are often seen as hard-living and reckless (although this is rarely the case). A knowledgeable motorcycle accident lawyer knows how to combat these stereotypes and get you the settlement or jury award you deserve. 
• Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional fails to act in the same way that another similarly trained medical professional would have done, given the same set of circumstances. Failure to diagnose or misdiagnoses are common causes of medical malpractice. Attorneys Hadley Huchton and Clark Harmonson are among a handful of attorneys who take on medical malpractice cases. While the state of Texas instituted caps on medical malpractice damages, the state of New Mexico has enacted laws that make medical malpractice claims much more patient-friendly, with larger caps. Medical malpractice is expert-driven, and we have experts across the U.S. in our network of medical malpractice resources.