NMSC: Registering as a Foreign Corporation Is Not Consent to Be Sued in New Mexico

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In Chavez v. Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, the New Mexico Supreme Court examined an interesting question about civil procedure: does registration as a foreign corporation in New Mexico, without

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NMSC: Businesses Cannot Seek Compensation for Public Health Orders

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State v. Wilson is another in a series of COVID-19 related cases the New Mexico Supreme Court has decided this year. Businesses had filed numerous lawsuits seeking compensation for damages

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NMSC Affirms Lymon Conviction

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In State v. Lymon, a direct appeal of Lymon’s life sentence, the New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Davon Lymon for the 2015 murder of a police officer

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NMSC: Release Pending Appeal Required When Statutory Conditions Are Met

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In State v. Taylor, the New Mexico Supreme Court looked at whether defendants were entitled to release pending their appeal. The defendants had been convicted of child abuse after leaving

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NMSC: Criminal Commitment Can Be Enhanced When Aggravating Factors Are Present

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I’m still running a bit behind on the blogging, so today I’m doing State v. Quintana, a criminal appeal from late March. In a short opinion authored by Justice Bacon,

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NMSC: Habitual Offender Act Applies to Domestic Battery

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The New Mexico Supreme Court decided State v. Barela this week. Affirming the court of appeals, the Court held that felony battery against a household member can serve as an

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NMSC Applies Forfeiture Exception to Affirm Life Sentence

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The New Mexico Supreme Court last week, in a direct criminal appeal, affirmed a life sentence for murder in State v. Farrington. At issue was whether the district court had

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NMSC: PRC May Not Compel Public Utility to File an Abandonment Proceeding

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Last week the New Mexico Supreme Court issued an opinion in State ex rel. Egolf v. New Mexico Public Regulation Commission. Although this is a case about the PRC, it

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NMSC Clarifies Framework for Substantive Unconscionability

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Earlier this week the New Mexico Supreme Court published its fourth precedential opinion this year, Peavy v. Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. Justice Bacon, writing for a unanimous Court, clarified the

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NMSC: No Workers Compensation for Workers Injured at Isleta Casino

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The Court holds that workers injured at Isleta Casino whose claims are denied have no venue in which to pursue a claim.

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