A New Mexico federal court has ruled that the United States cannot escape FTCA liability for alleged failures to monitor burn piles and maintain mandatory contingency resources during the Pino West Prescribed Burn that escaped containment in April 2022...
A federal magistrate judge in New Mexico denied a motion for default judgment as a sanction for spoliation, ruling that creating witness statements and coordinating testimony after a lawsuit was filed does not constitute the bad faith required for severe...
A federal judge in New Mexico ruled that an excess insurer acting as a subrogee cannot recover punitive damages or treble statutory damages beyond the amounts it actually disbursed to settle the underlying lawsuit.
A federal judge temporarily barred a trucking company from retaliating against truck drivers suing for unpaid wages after a driver was allegedly fired the day after the company filed its court response.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (LN) — A federal magistrate judge reduced plaintiffs' requested attorney rate from $650 to $425 per hour and ordered defense counsel to pay $5,780 in sanctions after EVO Transportation & Energy Services twice missed court-ordered...
A federal judge dismissed a fired police dispatcher's Title VII and Equal Protection claims, ruling that her comparator evidence was too thin and her pretext arguments failed to connect to gender discrimination.
A federal judge ordered the Gallup-McKinley County school board to explain why its lawsuit challenging an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation should not be merged with two related enforcement actions.
A New Mexico federal judge refused to let Bam! Pizza Management pause a class action over vehicle expense reimbursements while it appeals a ruling that the FLSA requires employers to cover drivers' actual costs — not a rough estimate.
A New Mexico federal court held that an insurance-industry expert retained by a UM/UIM claimant cannot tell the jury whether State Farm acted reasonably, in bad faith, or in breach of any legal duty — but left intact his ability to testify about industry...
The Estate of Aaron Jimenez is suing New Mexico Department of Corrections officials and Wexford Health Sources, Inc. for medical negligence after Jimenez died from endocarditis following a twelve-day delay in hospital referral.