Construction Accident Lawyer in New Mexico
Construction zones in New Mexico can put workers, passersby, and neighbors in harm's way when sites are run carelessly. If you were hurt by a party other than your own employer, you may have options beyond workers' compensation — a separate claim against the company whose negligence caused your injury. Untangling the layers of companies on a job is where a careful investigation matters most, and it is what we do. Se habla español.
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Third-party claims beyond workers’ comp
This is different from a workers' compensation claim against your own employer. When a general contractor, subcontractor, property owner, or equipment maker creates a hazard — falling debris, an unsecured site, a defective machine, or an unmarked excavation — an injured worker or a bystander may have a separate injury claim against that party. These claims often turn on who controlled the dangerous condition and whether they failed to make the site reasonably safe. A third-party claim can be pursued in addition to workers' comp, and it can seek the full damages comp does not provide.
How we untangle responsibility in New Mexico
You focus on healing; we handle the rest. We map out every contractor and entity on the project, preserve site safety plans, inspection records, and any footage, and identify the party whose negligence caused your injury. For a bystander or neighbor, we pursue the site's operator or owner directly. Our goal is a full recovery from those actually at fault — separate from any workers' comp benefits. Every matter begins with a free, confidential review. Se habla español.
Why work with Woods Law Group
Construction cases are among the most complex in personal injury — a single job can involve a dozen companies, and figuring out who controlled the hazard, while coordinating with any workers' comp claim, takes real experience. The evidence — safety plans, inspection records, and the equipment itself — is controlled by others and can disappear fast. Having an attorney who moves quickly makes a real difference. We take these cases on a contingency basis for clients we represent, which means no fee unless we recover, and we advance the costs. You get straight answers, real communication, and a firm that treats your recovery as the priority.
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Common construction accident cases we handle in New Mexico
- Your Rights After A Construction Injury
- Third Party Claims Vs Workers Comp
- Injured Construction Worker Third Party
- Falling Debris And Objects
- Crane And Heavy Equipment Injuries
- Unsafe Site Conditions
- Defective Equipment And Machinery
- Settlement Value
Dealing with the contractors and insurers
New Mexico deadlines and rules
New Mexico allows third-party liability claims distinct from workers' compensation, so an injured worker may pursue both. The deadline to file most injury claims is generally three years, with a shorter Tort Claims Act notice deadline for a public project. New Mexico follows pure comparative fault. Sorting out the contractors, and coordinating with any comp claim, is central to these cases.
- Filing deadlines (statute of limitations)
- Comparative fault in New Mexico
- Claims against a government agency
- Evidence that builds your claim
New Mexico injury law: deadlines, fault and caps
New Mexico injury law gives families a longer window and some distinctive rules.
- Filing deadline: New Mexico gives you longer than most states — generally three years from the injury — with a 90-day notice deadline when a government entity is involved.
- Fault: New Mexico follows pure comparative negligence, so sharing some of the blame reduces your recovery rather than ending your claim.
- Damage caps: An ordinary New Mexico injury case is not capped; medical-malpractice and government claims have their own separate limits.
- Multiple defendants: New Mexico generally applies several liability, with some exceptions.
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Frequently asked questions
I already have a workers’ comp claim. Can I still sue?
Often, yes. Workers' compensation is a claim against your own employer, and it does not cover everything. A third-party claim is separate — against a different company (a contractor, property owner, or equipment maker) whose negligence caused your injury — and it can seek the full damages, like pain and suffering, that comp does not provide. You may be able to pursue both.
I was just walking by the site when I got hurt. Do I have a claim?
Very likely worth investigating. Construction sites owe a duty to keep the public reasonably safe from their operations, and a passerby or neighbor hurt by falling debris, an unsecured site, or a careless operation can have a claim against the site's operator or owner — with no workers' comp complication at all.
How much does a construction accident lawyer cost?
We handle these third-party cases on a contingency basis for cases we take, which means no fee unless we recover, and the initial review is always free. These cases can be expensive to investigate, and we advance the costs. Cost should never stop you from finding out where you stand.
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