Latest New Mexico Headlines
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Man Sues New Mexico State Police Over Son’s Shooting Death
Nov 28 2012 // New Mexico state police have been sued by the father of a Glorieta man who was shot and killed at his home by officers last year as they responded to a report of road rage on an area highway. The Santa Fe New Mexican...
Lawsuit: New Mexico Bar Bouncers Target American Indians
Nov 27 2012 // A man who was beaten allegedly by several bouncers at a violent Farmington nightclub is suing the bar over claims that its bouncers have a pattern of assaulting American Indians. The Farmington Daily Times reported that...
New Mexico Overhauling State Insurance Regulation
Nov 26 2012 // As New Mexico prepares to enroll tens of thousands of people into health plans, the state is revamping the government regulator that oversees insurance prices and policies. Under a constitutional change approved by voters...
New Mexico Offers Driver’s License Identifying Veterans
Nov 19 2012 // New Mexico is adding a feature on its driver’s licenses to indicate that someone is a veteran. State officials said Friday the designation will make it easier for veterans to provide proof they served in the military...
New Mexico Man Settles Sex Abuse Suit Against Catholic Church
Nov 19 2012 // An Albuquerque, N.M. man has settled a suit he filed against the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and a Catholic ministry group that helps troubled priests over molestation he claims he suffered at the hands of a priest beginning...
Cell Phone Ban For New Mexico State Vehicles Considered
Nov 2 2012 // New Mexico officials are considering an outright ban on the use of cell phones in state vehicles. The proposal is among nearly 50 changes that the General Services Department is considering implementing for state-owned...
New Mexico Court Rules Against Family Given Brain In Bag
Oct 26 2012 // A family can’t bring damage claims in New Mexico against an out-of-state funeral home that placed a relative’s brain in a casket with an embalmed body shipped to New Mexico, the state Court of Appeals ruled...
Lawsuit: New Mexico Agency Hurt Disabled Clients
Oct 23 2012 // A Clovis, N.M.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to “enhancing the lives of people with disabilities” is facing a lawsuit from clients for neglect and exploitation. The Albuquerque Journal reported that a...
Former New Mexico Sheriff’s Assistant Sues
Oct 22 2012 // A former administrative assistant for Bernalillo County Sheriff Dan Houston has filed a lawsuit in New Mexico claiming the sheriff created a hostile workplace for women. Deborah Garcia provided a copy of her Aug. 28...
New Mexico Peanut Capital At Heart Of National Recall
Oct 19 2012 // The eastern New Mexico town of Portales is preparing for its 39th annual peanut festival this weekend. But the festivities may be overshadowed by anxiety over the shuttering of a local plant at the heart of a national...
Studies: More Than 2 M California Homes Exposed To Wildfires; Hundreds of Thousands in West at ‘Very High Risk’
Oct 8 2012 // More than 2 million homes in California face “extreme wildfire hazards,” over 400,000 of which are in Los Angeles County, according to a study from an insurance industry group. A separate study shows at least...
New Mexico Plant Shut After Peanut Butter Recall
Sep 27 2012 // A peanut processing plant in Portales, N.M. has been shut down since Saturday after an outbreak of salmonella was linked to peanut butter made at the facility. The Sunland Inc., plant is being scrubbed top to bottom and...
New Mexico Jury Awards $2M for Botched Back Surgery
Sep 24 2012 // A Santa Fe, N.M. jury has awarded $2 million to a man whose back surgery was so badly botched he suffered cardiac arrest and required three more surgeries. Matt McCann entered Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center...
Report: Wildfires Pose Risk to Three Quarter-Million Western U.S. Homes
Sep 24 2012 // More than three-quarters of a million homes in the Western U.S. have a high risk of wildfire damage, according to a report released by Santa Ana, Calif.-based CoreLogic. CoreLogic’s Wildfire Hazard Risk Report...
New Mexico Jury Awards $2M For Botched Back Surgery
Sep 11 2012 // A Santa Fe jury has awarded $2 million to a man whose back surgery was so badly botched he suffered cardiac arrest and required three more surgeries. Matt McCann entered Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in...
Report: Wildfires Pose Risk to Three-Quarter-Million Western U.S. Homes
Sep 10 2012 // More than three-quarters of a million homes in the Western U.S. have a high risk of wildfire damage, according to a report released by Santa Ana, Calif.-based CoreLogic. CoreLogic’s Wildfire Hazard Risk Report...
New Mexico Whistleblower Settles Lawsuit
Sep 5 2012 // The state has agreed to settle a lawsuit with a whistleblower who accused the New Mexico Department of Health of nepotism and financial irregularities. The Albuquerque Journal reported that under a settlement agreement...
Investor Sues Promoter of Failed New Mexico Hospital Project
Aug 21 2012 // A man who says he invested more than $1.5 million in a failed northwestern New Mexico hospital project is suing the project’s promoter for fraud. Michael Atchison’s lawsuit claims promoter Bobby Willis spent...
New Mexico Man Sues Security Firm Over Pepper Spraying
Aug 14 2012 // A man has sued a security company after one of its guards pepper-sprayed him last month on the sidewalk in downtown Santa Fe, N.M. The Albuquerque Journal reported that 26-year-old Justin LeVan filed a lawsuit on July 31...
Malpractice Claims At Alamogordo Hospital Settled
Jul 31 2012 // About 80 malpractice claims that forced an Alamogordo hospital to seek bankruptcy court protection last summer have been settled for more than $33 million. The Albuquerque Journal reported that that settlement lets the...
