New Mexico Americans with Disabilities Act Law

<h2> <center> State of New Mexico v. Meta Platforms, Inc. </h2> </center>

Santa Fe, New Mexico: The Officer of the Attorney General of New Mexico sued Meta Payment Platforms, Inc. for wrongfully pushing content to underage users on Instagram and Facebook in violation of New Mexico's Unfair Practices Act. “Meta built products it knew would fuel addiction, deepen a youth mental health crisis, and expose children to sexual exploitation, then lied to parents and policy... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jesus Manuel Salgueido </h2> </center>

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with misdemeanor possession of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. 844. Digested by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> In 1987 the government charged Petitioner with misdemeanor possession of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. ... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Danial Adair, Daniel Nicolds, and Lary Micholds </h2> </center>

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with fraudulently obtain and sell New Mexico elk hunting tags to out of state hunters and conceal the proceeds from the IRS. from approximately 2019 through 2022, Danial Adair, 44, Daniel Nicolds, 57, and his brother Lary Nicolds, 59, allegedly operated a scheme through Big Horn Outfitters in which they fraudu... More...

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<h2> <center> State of New Mexico v. Nadine Judith Gonzales </h2> </center>

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer John McCall represented the Defendant charged with Shoplifting (Over $2,500 but not more than $20,000) and Conspiracy to Commit Shoplifting (Over $2500, Less than $20,000) 30-16-20 provides: A. Shoplifting consists of one or more of the following acts: (1) willfully taking possession of merchandise with the intention of converting it withou... More...

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United States of America v. Richard Sepulveda

Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using Molotov cocktails to ignite multiple fires at an apartment complex. on January 12, 2026, Las Cruces Fire Department responded to a reported fire at the Villa Del Telshor Apartments in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Fire investigators determined the fire originated in a second-floor apartment and was intentiona... More...

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United States of America v. Robert Haack

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire and mail fraud. Robert Haack, 59, carried out a years long scheme to defraud collectors by selling counterfeit jewelry falsely represented as authentic works by renowned Hopi artist Charles Loloma. The evidence established that between approximately 2008 and 2015, Haack manufactured dozens of fake Lo... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Jason Pete Roper

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing a Hobbs Act robbery. 2 I. On August 14, August 15, and September 8, 2022—while he was completing a term of supervised release imposed for a previous federal conviction—Roper robbed three Ross Dress For Less stores, stealing a total of approximately $1,800. A few days later, he failed a dru... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Jason Pete Roper

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of Hobbs Act robbery, 18 U.S.C. 1951.<br> <br> On August 14, August 15, and September 8, 2022—while he was completing a<br> term of supervised release imposed for a previous federal conviction—Roper robbed<br> three Ross Dress For Less stores, stealing a total of approximately $1,800... More...

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Charles Farden v. United States of America

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Federal Tort Claims Act claim.<br> <br> At issue in this suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act is whether the United States can be held liable for false imprisonment or false arrest when a federal law enforcement officer restrains or arrests a person whom he has probable cause to believe is committing the federal crime ... More...

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Samaritan Ministries International, et al. v. Alice T. Kane

Albuquerque, New Mexico, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiffs claiming religious discrimination.<br> <br> The Affordable Care Act ("ACA”) contains an insurance mandate that requires applicable individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage. Samaritan Ministries International ("Samaritan”) is a nonprofit healthcare sharing ministry ("HCSM”) whose members are exempt f... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Gerald Anthony Lopez </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Las Cruces, New Mexicoa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Drug, Firearms, and Immigration-Related Offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Deming Teenager Charged in Federal Drug, Firearms, and Immigration-Related Offenses</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></cen... More...

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United States of America v. Sergio Bernardo Avelino-Larios

Las Cruces, New New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal entry without inspection.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> 8 U.S.C. 1325, also known as the "Improper Entry by Alien" law, makes it a crime for an alien to enter or attempt to enter the United States at a time or place not designated by immigration officers. It also covers eluding inspection by immigration off... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Berg Companies, Inc. </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Ac</font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Defense Contractor Berg Co. Agrees to Pay $3.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for Bid Rigging on Defense Contracts</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </fon... More...

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Jesus Fernandez v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., et al.

Albuquerque, New Mexico civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff claiming his rights were violated.<br> <br> Jesus Fernandez, a federal prisoner, alleged unconstitutional search and seizure on a Greyhound bus by DEA agents. ​<br> He claimed violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Federal Tort Claims Act, and state consumer protection laws. ​<br> The district court dismissed ... More...

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United States of America v. Xavier Zamora

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.<br> <br> Xavier Zamora, then seventeen years old, shot and killed Jose Hernandez, a United States postal worker, while Hernandez was on his mail delivery route for the United States Postal Service. The United States charged Defendant as a juvenile under the Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act... More...

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M.E.S. v. Numale Medical Center, LLC, et al.

Albuquerque, New Mexico. personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on fraud, negligence, unconscionable conduct in violation of Unfair Practices Act, and unfair or deceptive conduct theories.<br> <br> Doe, age 66, claimed he received substandard care for erectile dysfunction which left him impotent unable to urinate. ... More...

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Gerald Silver v. City of Albuquerque

Albuquerque, New Mexico consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on Telephone Consuer Protection Act violation theory.<br> <br> In 2022, Gerald Silver brought a putative class action against the City of Albuquerque alleging that the City violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act the "TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. § 227 et seq., when it made pre-recorded phone calls 2<... More...

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State of New Mexico v. Donovan Houidobre

Carlsbad, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant writ of habeas corpus case.<br> <br> <br> Does the Earned Meritorious Deductions Act (EMDA) create a liberty interest protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. NMSA 1978, § 33-2-34 (2015); see Miller v. Tafoya, 2003-NMSC-025, ¶¶ 12, 23, 134 N.M. 335, 76 P.3d 1092. In this case, we discuss the differe... More...

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Richard Vanhorn, Sr. v. Carlsbad Municipal School District, et al.

<h2><br> Carlsbad, New Mexico personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> Richard Vanhorn Sr., as next friend of his minor child Richard Jr., sued the Carlsbad Municipal School District and Carlsbad Municipal School Board falls under the waiver of immunity (the building waiver) found in the New Mexico Tort Claims Act (TCA), NMSA 1978, §§ 41-4-1 to -27 (1976, amended ... More...

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Maile Soon v. Jeannine Kamman

<h2><br> Albuquerque, New Mexico divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution action involving child custody.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> We are reminded yet again that the touchstone of a custody adjudication in New Mexico is not genetics, gender, or family composition, but the best interest of the child. This case requires us to determine whether a person's admission to not bein... More...

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United States of America, ex rel. and the Stae of New Mexico, et al. v. HCSC Insurance Services, et al.

<h2><br> Albuquerque, New Mexico False Claims Act qui tam lawyers represented the Plaintiffs.<br> </h2><br> <br> Medicaid managed care is an "alternative to traditional fee-for-service arrangements and is believed to manage care costs, quality of care, and utilization more effectively.” Complaint ¶ 38, at 14. MCOs contract with State Medicaid organizations, which pay MCOs a monthly, flatra... More...

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Isaias Gallardo v. Collection Resources, Inc., et al. </center

<h2><br> Las Cruces, New Mexico consumer credit law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) , 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., governs access to consumer credit report records and promotes accuracy, fairness, and the privacy of personal information assembled by Credit Reporting Agencies (CRAs).<b... More...

$0 (07-31-2024 - NM)
William Grant v. Isaac Argon, et al.

<h2><br> Albuquerque, New Mexico civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued personal injury theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> On March 7, 2021, Mr. Aragon was a police officer with the City of Albuquerque (Doc. 1 at ¶ 4; Doc. 6 ¶ 4). Mr. Aragon conducted a traffic stop of a blue van because it had "attempted to run him off the road.” Doc. 6 at ¶¶ 4-5. During this encounter, Mr. Ara... More...

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Jenna Sievers and Joel Sievers v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

<h2><br> Albquerque, New Mexico insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith theory.<br> </h2><br> On August 16, 2017, Plaintiff Jenna Sievers ("Jenna”) was driving her 2011 Chevrolet Camero when it was struck from behind by another vehicle. ECF No. 1-1 ¶ 6. The collision forced Jenna's vehicle off the road and caused damage to the vehicle and injuries to Jenna. Id. �... More...

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D. Maria Schmidt, et al. v. Transport Indiana, LLC, et al.

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyer <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=David&l=Chavez&i=146772&z=87031" target="_new">David C. Chavez</a> represented the Plaintiffs who sued on auto negligence wrongful death theories.<br> <br> This case was initially filed in the First Judicial District Court, D-101-CV-24-00237, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.<br> <br... More...

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United States of America v. Douglas Smith

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant who was charged with involuntary manslaughter.<br> <br> Douglas Smith was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for an act he committed on his property located within the exterior boundaries of the Pueblo of Santa Clara. Smith shot and killed Maria Gallegos, who he saw trying to break into a trailer on his property. Prior to... More...

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Jose Martinez v. USA Compression Management Services, LLC

Albuquerque, New Mexico civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a 42:1983 Civil Rights (Employment Discrimination) theory.<br> <br> The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities and guarantees equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodations, state and local government... More...

$0 (04-21-2024 - NM)
Thomas Austin v. The Estate of Norberto Morfa, et al.

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights act violation theories. under 42 U.S.C. 1983.<br> <br> Section 1983 provides an individual the right to sue state government employees and others acting "under color of state law" for civil rights violations.<br> <br> The claims made and defenses asserted by the parties are not available.<br> <br> ... More...

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Jacob Casaus, et al. v. CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc.

Albuquerque, New Mexico consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a truth in lending law theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Second Judicial District Court, D-202-CV-23-00969, and was removed to federal court by CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc. et al.<br> <br> The Truth in Lending Act, or TILA, also known as regulation Z, requires lenders to disclose information about all char... More...

$0 (03-27-2024 - NM)
Sharon Murphy v. United States of America

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Federal Tort Claims Act medical malpractice negligence theory.<br> <br> Under the FTCA, the federal government acts as a self-insurer, and recognizes liability for the negligent or wrongful acts or omissions of its employees acting within the scope of their official duties.<br> <br> ... More...

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Todd Knight v. Travelers Personal Insurance Company

Albuquerque, New Mexico insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Second Judicial District Court, D-202-cv-23-04261, and was removed to federal court by Travelers Personal Insurance Company.<br> <br> New Mexico recognizes the tort of bad faith delay or refusal to pay a valid claim by an insured. ... More...

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United States of America v. David A.

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, a juvenile, charged with distributing meth.<br> <br> On July 12, 2004, the United States charged then sixteen-year-old David A. by criminal information with "knowingly violat[ing] the Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act [by] unlawfully, knowingly and intentionally distribut[ing] 50 grams or more of methamphetamine," contrary t... More...

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United States of America v. Brian N. </center<

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the juvenile defendant charged with murder of a non-Indian and assault on an Indian.<br> <br> On December 11, 1987, the government filed a motion to transfer proceedings from juvenile court to the federal district court. In January 1988 the district court held a telephonic hearing before a court reporter with counsel for the government a... More...

$0 (04-02-1990 - NM)
<h1> United States of America v. Jeffrey Steven Clay </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count each of kidnapping and transportation for illegal sexual activity. .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Former El Paso Independent School District Employee Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <b... More...

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Larry Dean v. United States of America

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Federal Tort Claims Act negligence theory.<br> <br> Under the FTCA, the federal government acts as a self-insurer, and recognizes liability for the negligent or wrongful acts or omissions of its employees acting within the scope of their official duties.<br> <br> ... More...

$0 (03-29-2024 - NM)
Todd Lopez v. De King Trucking, L.P., et al.

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence wrongful death theory individally and as personal representative of the Estate of Rogert Derick Craghead, deceased.<br> <br> This case was filed in the First Judicial District Court, D-101-CV-23-00022, and was removed to federal court by Dee King and Tyson.<br> <br> The law in New M... More...

$1 (03-11-2024 - NM)
Yismary Diaz Cuellar v. Santiago Abrams and Easy Money Trucking, LLC

Las Cruces, New Mexico personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an auto negligence wrongful death theory.<br> <br> Yismary Diaz Cuellar as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jorge Diaz Corrales, Deceased<br> estate of Jorge Diaz Corrales, Deceased, filed this case in the Fifth Judicial District Court, 21cv0815, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.<br> <b... More...

$1 (02-21-2024 - NM)
Surendrakumar Bardoliwala v. Mike Hankey, et al.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, immigration law lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a Writ of Mandamus to Adjudicate Visa Petition. <br> <br> A mandamus action may be filed in court to compel USCIS, or any administrative agency, to act where there has been an unreasonable delay that causes harm to the applicant. A mandamus essentially forces the administrative government agency to act.... More...

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Leighann Marquez v. Robert Baca, et al.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of contract theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Fourth Judicial District Court and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.<br> <br> Plaintiff challenged removal and sought remand.<br> <br> New Mexico recognizes the tort of bad faith delay or refusal to pay a valid c... More...

$0 (01-12-2024 - NM)
A.B. v. Social Security Administration

Albuquerque, New Mexico, social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI benefits by HHS.<br> <br> Title XVI (Supplemental Security Income For The Aged, Blind, and Disabled) of the Social Security Act, as amended, established a national program, effective January 1, 1974, for the purpose of providing sup... More...

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