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
Read FullState 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
Read FullIn 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
Read FullIn 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
Read FullI’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,
Read FullThe 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
Read FullThe 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
Read FullLast 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
Read FullEarlier 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
Read FullThe 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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