Latest New Mexico Headlines
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California Balks at Applied Underwriters Sale, Questions Subsidiary’s Move to New Mexico
Oct 21 2019 // The California Department of Insurance has denied an application for approval of the sale of California Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Applied Underwriters that was sold in a massive deal that has been under scrutiny over...
New Mexico Men Accused in Arson, Insurance Fraud Case
Oct 18 2019 // Two men from San Juan County, N.M., are accused of committing arson and insurance fraud while allegedly setting up another man to take the fall. County sheriff’s officials say 54-year-old Patrick Roller and...
SOBC DARAG Acquires New Mexico P&C Insurance Company
Sep 12 2019 // SOBC DARAG has acquired New Mexico P&C Insurance Co. SOBC DARAG has received approvals from New Mexico OSI and Florida OIR for the transaction. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. SOBC DARAG Holdings is...
$900K in Claims Paid to Settle Against Police Chief in New Mexico
Aug 28 2019 // The state of New Mexico acknowledged Monday that it paid out $900,000 to three State Police officials who complained of workplace discrimination and retaliation by the state’s former police chief. The payout is the...
More Funds Sought for Those Exposed to Radiation from Nuclear Weapons Test
Jul 23 2019 // A compensation program for those exposed to radiation from years of nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining would be expanded under legislation that seeks to address fallout across the western United States, Guam and...
New Mexico Mayor’s Plan Would Bill Drivers for Emergency Costs
Jun 3 2019 // A New Mexico mayor has proposed billing drivers involved in car accidents resulting in hazardous material cleanup or victim extractions. Mayor Tim Keller’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2020 includes a new...
Colorado Man Files Negligence Suit in Deadly New Mexico Bus Crash
May 30 2019 // A Colorado man who survived a bus crash in New Mexico that killed three people including his wife last July has filed a lawsuit. Ramon Grajeda-Beltran and Olga Hernandez-Beltran of Rocky Ford were passengers on a...
New Mexico Mayor’s Plan Would Bill Drivers for Emergency Costs
May 21 2019 // A New Mexico mayor has proposed billing drivers involved in car accidents resulting in hazardous material cleanup or victim extractions. The Albuquerque Journal reported that Mayor Tim Keller’s budget proposal for...
Prime Property & Casualty Insurance Enters New Mexico Commercial Auto Market
May 2 2019 // Prime Property & Casualty Insurance Inc. has entered the New Mexico commercial auto market as an admitted carrier specializing in insurance for distressed and substandard risks. PPCI offers the capacity to insure any...
‘Bomb Cyclone’ Adds to Weather Woes in Central US
Apr 12 2019 // A storm system known as a “bomb cyclone” slowly churned through the U.S. interior Thursday for the second time in a month, unleashing a blizzard that struck the Upper Midwest and creating hazardous fire...
New Mexico Tornado Destroyed 10 Homes, Inured 5
Mar 19 2019 // A tornado that ripped roofs from buildings and injured five people in a tiny New Mexico town left a trail of debris, authorities reported. The tornado touched down outside of Dexter last week on Tuesday evening before...
New Mexico Tornado Traveled 15-Mile-Long Path, Report Shows
Mar 18 2019 // The National Weather Service reported that a tornado that destroyed or damaged numerous homes and other structures in the southern New Mexico community of Dexter traveled a path about 15 miles long and 150-350 yards...
Disabled Workers Paid Less Than Minimum Wage Sue Non-Profit for Wage Theft
Mar 14 2019 // A New Mexico non-profit that’s assembled gift bags for the Oscars and Grammys is facing a class action lawsuit brought by disabled employees who say it pays as little as 18 cents an hour. The suit is the latest to...
Bill Advancing to Make Recreational Marijuana Legal in New Mexico
Mar 12 2019 // A proposal to legalize the sale and consumption of recreational marijuana through state-run stores in New Mexico is advancing in the state Legislature. A Senate panel on Saturday endorsed the House-approved bill that would...
New Mexico County to Pay $1.75M to Settle Suits over Deadly 2017 Shooting
Feb 6 2019 // New Mexico’s Bernalillo County will pay almost $2 million to settle a series of lawsuits stemming from a deputy’s 2017 fatal shooting of two unarmed suspects. KRQE-TV reports the county will make a $1.75...
New Suit Alleges Clergy Sex Abuse by New Mexico Priest
Dec 21 2018 // Another lawsuit has been filed against the Catholic Church, alleging sexual abuse of a child by a now-deceased priest who once served at Our Lady of Health Parish in Las Cruces, N.M. It’s the latest in a string of...
Jury Awards $735K to Former Official at New Mexico Lab
Dec 17 2018 // A former Los Alamos National Laboratory official pushed out of his job amid controversy over his service on an electric co-op’s board has won a jury verdict against the lab’s former management company. The...
Woman Sues Hospital in New Mexico for Resuscitating Her
Dec 3 2018 // A New Mexico woman who was brought back to life is suing the hospital for violating her rights. Lawyers for Jamie Sams filed a lawsuit in late November in New Mexico state district court against Santa Fe’s Christus...
Navajo Nation President Extends Crop Insurance Amid New Mexico Drought
Nov 21 2018 // Outgoing Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye has extended the tribe’s crop insurance amid ongoing extreme drought conditions. The Gallup Independent reports Begaye signed the insurance contract earlier this month....
Woman Sues Hospital in New Mexico for Resuscitating Her
Nov 19 2018 // A New Mexico woman who was brought back to life is suing the hospital for violating her rights. The Albuquerque Journal reports lawyers for Jamie Sams filed a lawsuit last week in New Mexico state district court against...
