Just before the Thanksgiving holiday the New Mexico Supreme Court released an opinion in a worker’s compensation case, Lewis v. Albuquerque Public Schools. I try to blog about these cases
Read FullThe New Mexico Supreme Court published an opinion this week applying New Mexico’s liberal notice pleading standard to applications to the Medical Review Commission (“MRC”) under the Medical Malpractice Act.
Read FullThe Unfair Practices Act is one of the most useful laws in New Mexico for consumers. But it protects consumers, not businesses: businesses cannot sue each other for
Read FullState v. Sloan is a direct appeal of a felony murder conviction. The defendant and two other people broke into the victim’s house to obtain money or drugs. During the
Read FullIn State v. Lente, filed last week, the New Mexico Supreme Court reversed a district court order granting habeas relief to a defendant convicted of criminal sexual penetration and contact
Read FullNo "magic words" are required to show that a guilty plea is knowingly and voluntarily made.
Read FullIn a direct appeal, the NMSC affirms the district court's decision to order a new trial after having impermissible ex parte contact with the jury.
Read FullThe latest opinion out of the New Mexico Supreme Court, In re Behles, is a reminder of both an attorney's duty to safeguard client money and the diverse jurisdiction of
Read FullThe New Mexico Court of Appeals holds that a mistake occurs under Rule 1-060 when an attorney acts without authority and as a result bars the client from litigating the
Read FullThe New Mexico Supreme Court just became the first state to eliminate one of the more obscure legal doctrines out there: the spousal privilege. Writing for the majority, Justice Nakamura
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