Todd Lopez v. De King Trucking, L.P., et al.

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence wrongful death theory individally and as personal representative of the Estate of Rogert Derick Craghead, deceased.



This case was filed in the First Judicial District Court, D-101-CV-23-00022, and was removed to federal court by Dee King and Tyson.



The law in New Mexico states that all those who cause another injury are responsible for the subsequent harm. This includes the injuries themselves but also the damages the injury brought about in the person's life.



Under New Mexico law, a "wrongful death" is a death that is "caused by the wrongful act, neglect, or default of another" that, if the person had lived, would have allowed him or her to file a personal injury lawsuit. (N.M. Stat. § 41-2-1 (2021).)



Defendant Dee King Trucking, LP is a Texas Limited Partnership registered to do business and existing under the laws of the State of Texas with its principal place of business in Amarillo, Texas.

Settled for an undisclosed sum and dismissed with prejudice.