New Mexico Deceptive Trade Practices 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...
$ (08-08-2026 - NM)<h2> <center> State of New Mexico v. Meta Platforms, Inc. </h2> </center>
Santa Fe, New Mexico Attorney General's Office represented the States of New Mexico claiming that Meta failed to warn users about the dangers of its platform and protect children from sexual predators and willfully engaging in "unfair and deceptive" and "unconscionable" trade practices. New Mexico also claimed that Meta created a "breeding ground" for child predators on Facebook and Instagram. ... More...
$375000000 (03-25-2026 - NM)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...
$412000000 (05-07-2025 - NM)Amanda Cuellar v. Dolgencorp., L.L.C.
Albuquerque, New Mexico civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> Legal issue Can the parties in a legal case obtain a stipulated protective order to safeguard confidential and proprietary information during discovery?<br> <br> Key Phrases Stipulated Protective Order. Confidential proprietary information. Federal Rules of Civil Procedu... More...
$0 (01-31-2025 - NM)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 ("Jennaâ€) 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...
$0 (07-02-2024 - NM)United States of America v. Jared Piepkorn
Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with for selling wildlife taken in violation of state law, a Lacey Act violation.<br> <br> Jared Piepkorn, age 47, of Clovis, New Mexico, was charged with one misdemeanor violation of the Lacey Act occurring in January 2021 after he agreed to also plead guilty in State District Court to several wildlife related charg... More...
$0 (09-12-2023 - NM)Alicia Charlie v. Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care
Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a negligence theory claiming to have been injured and/or damages as a direct result of the disclosure of personal information caused by a data breach.<br> <br> Plaintiffs filed this action in state court on June 4, 2021. Class Action Complaint, Doc. 2 ("Compl.â€) at 3. Defendant removed it to federal ... More...
$0 (07-18-2023 - NM)Barbara Mohon v. Agentra, LLC
Albuquerque, New Mexico consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. <table> <h1> <center> <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/AlbuquerqueFed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Albuquerque, New Mexico"> <P> Federal Courthouse - Albuquerque, New Mexico <P> <a font="red" href="https://www.more... More...
$1 (02-22-2023 - NM)Stephanie Epstein v. BOKF, N.A.
Albuquerque, New Mexico civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a breach of fiduciary duty theory claiming more than $75,000 as a direct result of Defendant's wrongful banking practices.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/AlbuquerqueFed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Albuquerque, New M... More...
$1 (02-10-2023 - NM)Adobe Whitewater Club v. State Game Comm'n
Santa Fe, New Mexico environmental law lawyers represent petitioners seek and writ of mandamus.<br> <br> {1} This mandamus proceeding concerns the scope of the public's right to use public water flowing over private property. Article XVI, Section 2 of the New Mexico Constitution provides that "[t]he unappropriated water of every natural stream, perennial or torrential, within the st... More...
$0 (09-09-2022 - NM)Steven Tu v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota labor and employment lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation.<br> <br> "C.H. Robinson solves logistics problems for companies across the globe and across industries, from the simple to the most complex. With $21 billion in freight under management and 19 million shipments annually, we are one of the world's largest logistics ... More...
$1 (07-16-2021 - NM)State of New Mexico v. Johnathan Lujan-Sierra
<center><h2><font color="red"> Albuquerque, NM - Criminal defense attorney represented Johnathon Lujan-Sierra with a child solicitation by electronic communication device (child solicitation), and appearing for a meeting with a child under thirteen years of age charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> 13 {2} Given that the parties are familiar with the facts and details of this case, this <... More...
$0 (05-23-2021 - NM)Southwest Organizing Project et al v. United States Department of the Air Force
Albuquerque, New Mexico environmental law lawyer represented Defendant, Southwest Organizing Project, New Mexico Voices for Children, Mimi Stewart, Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, Andres Romero, Lucille Cordova, Reynaluz Juarez, and Dante Smith, who sued the United States Department of the Air Force under the Resource & Recovery Act.<br> <br> 42 U.S.C. 6901 provides:<br> <br> (a) Solid wasteThe Congress... More...
$0 (03-15-2021 - NM)United States of America v. Pueblo of Santa Aana; Pueblo of Jemez; Pueblo of Zia, et al.
Santa Fe, New Mexico Indian water law attorneys<br> <br> <center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Santa_Fe_Fed.gif"><br> </center><br> <br> The Pueblos of Jemez, Santa Ana, and Zia have resided along the Jemez River<br> in northern New Mexico since time immemorial; they resided there as their lands<br> passed from Spanish sovereignty, to Mexican sovere... More...
$0 (09-30-2020 - NM)Darlene Collins v. Charles W. Daniels, et al.
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.nmd.uscourts.gov/sites/nmd/files/Albuquerque%20PVD.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> This is a § 1983 case that challenges the constitutionality of New Mexico’s<br> system of bail. Plaintiffs-Appellants Darlene Collins, the Bail Bond Association of<br> New Mexico (“BBANM”), and five New Mexico state legislators (the “Legislator<br> Plaintiffs”) a... More...
$0 (02-26-2019 - NM)Jesse Romero v. Titlemax of New Mexico, Inc. and TMX Finance, LLC; Tracy Young
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.nmd.uscourts.gov/sites/nmd/files/Albuquerque%20PVD.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> This is an interlocutory appeal from a partial denial of a motion to compel<br> arbitration. Plaintiff-Appellee Jesse Romero filed a class action complaint in New<br> Mexico state court against Defendants-Appellants TitleMax of New Mexico, Inc.,<br> TMX Finance LLC, and Tra... More...
$0 (02-06-2019 - NM)Rita Buccheri v. GEICO Insurance Company <P> <font color="red"><a href="http://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28536&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new">Morelaw Internet Marketing for Legal Professionals</a> <br> MoreLaw Can Make Your Phone Ring <br> 888-354-4529 </font>
Albuquerque, NM - Rita Buccheri sued GEICO Insurance Company on a breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> Date Filed # Docket Text<br> 02/23/2018 166 NOTICE of Briefing Complete by Rita Buccheri re 133 MOTION for Summary Judgment for Violation of the Unfair Practices Act, Trade Practices and Frauds Act or in the Alternative For Partial Summary Judgment for Insurance Bad Faith filed by Rita... More...
$0 (03-22-2018 - NM)Scarlett Cerutti v. Professional Bureau of Collections of Maryland, Inc. <P> <font color="red"><a href="http://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28536&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new">Morelaw Internet Marketing for Legal Professionals</a> <br> MoreLaw Can Make Your Phone Ring <br> 888-354-4529 </font>
San Diego, CA - Scarlett Cerutti sued Professional Bureau of Collections of Maryland, Inc. on a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act violation theory.... More...
$0 (03-08-2018 - NM)Anderson Living Trust v. Energen Resources Corporation
Fossil fuels are the decomposed remains of pre-historic flora (coal) and fauna (oil<br> and gas). They have driven the world’s economy (particularly that of the United States)<br> for over a century. Discovering marketable deposits, extracting them from the ground,<br> refining them, and delivering them to consumers in useful form is big business, on one<br> hand fraught with risk and on the oth... More...
$0 (01-10-2018 - NM)STATE OF NEW MEXICO v. JOHN N. “JACK” McDOWELL, JR., <table> <td>
James Chavez died from stab wounds to his chest on July 10, 2011 in his Rio<br> 3 Rancho home. Shortly before his death, Chavez was cleaning his home with two<br> 4 acquaintances, Casey Williams and David Dinelli. Defendant, Defendant’s son, and<br> 5 Anthony Villagomez entered the home to recover goods stolen by Chavez that<br> 6 belonged to Defendant’s son. Villagomez carried a sawed-off ... More...
$0 (01-07-2018 - NM)Cynthia A. Casalina v. Rick Perry
In this pay discrimination case, brought under the Equal Pay Act (EPA), 29 U.S.C.<br> § 206(d), Cynthia A. Casalina appeals from a district court order that entered summary<br> judgment in favor of the Secretary of Energy. We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.<br> § 1291 and affirm.<br> 2<br> BACKGROUND<br> Because the parties are familiar with the factual contours of Casalina’s<br> employm... More...
$0 (09-19-2017 - NM)United States of America v. Carrillo Farm Labor, LLC
Albuquerque, NM - Justice Department Settles U.S. Worker Discrimination Claims Against New Mexico Farm<br> <br> The Justice Department announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with Carrillo Farm Labor, LLC (Carrillo Farm), an onion farm in Deming, New Mexico. The settlement resolves the department’s investigation of complaints that Carrillo Farm discriminated against U.S. citizens du... More...
$0 (05-24-2017 - NM)STATE OF NEW MEXICO v.n BILL TURNER <table> <td>
Defendant was indicted on 211 counts, including 52 counts of securities fraud,<br> 18 52 counts of prohibited conduct in providing investment advice, 52 counts of fraud,1<br> 52 counts of forgery, two counts of theft of identity, and one count of conspiracy to<br> 2 commit securities fraud. Following Defendant’s plea of not guilty, the State filed a<br> 3 motion to set conditions of release. Af... More...
$0 (04-10-2017 - NM)STATE OF NEW MEXICO v. BILL TURNER <table> <td>
Defendant was indicted on 211 counts, including 52 counts of securities fraud,<br> 18 52 counts of prohibited conduct in providing investment advice, 52 counts of fraud,1<br> 1 52 counts of forgery, two counts of theft of identity, and one count of conspiracy to<br> 2 commit securities fraud. Following Defendant’s plea of not guilty, the State filed a<br> 3 motion to set conditions of release. ... More...
$0 (04-05-2017 - NM)United States of America v. Bart Dutch Marshall
Albuquerque, NM - Albuquerque Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearms Conviction<br> <br> Bart Dutch Marshall, 61, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced to 66 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his methamphetamine trafficking and firearms conviction.<br> <br> Marshall was arrested on March 23, 2015, on an indictment charging him wi... More...
$0 (12-17-2016 - NM)State of New Mexico v. William Kalinowski
Santa Fe, NM - Jury Convicts Real Estate Developer of Fraud and Embezzlement<br> <br> The State of New Mexico charged Santa Fe real estate developer with fraud and embezzlement including eight second-degree felonies and one misdemeanor relating to the operation of his luxury home development and construction business Barranca Building and other businesses and development, including Las Campanas.<b... More...
$0 (12-02-2016 - NM)<b> STATE OF NEW MEXICO v. JOHN C. PACHECO</b>
Rule 5-601(B) NMRA provides that “[a]ny defense, objection or request which<br> 7 is capable of determination without a trial on the merits may be raised before trial by<br> 8 motion.” In State v. Foulenfont, 1995-NMCA-028, 119 N.M. 788, 895 P.2d 1329, we<br> 9 held that a district court may dismiss a criminal information or indictment when guilt<br> 10 turns on a “purely legal issue” and... More...
$0 (11-11-2016 - NM)United States of America v. Bryan Reichel
Minneapolis, NM - Federal Jury Founty PureChoice Founder Guilty Of $25 Million Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme<br> <br> Bryan Reichel, 61, founder and former principal shareholder of PureChoice, Inc. (PureChoice), for orchestrating a multi-million-dollar investment fraud scheme. On July 21, 2015, REICHEL was charged in a 12 count superseding indictment with Wire Fraud, Bankruptcy Fraud, Concealment... More...
$0 (11-09-2016 - NM)United States of America v. Enrique Chavarria
Albuquerque, NM - Prior Felon from Roswell Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of a Firearm<br> <br> Enrique Chavarria, 33, of Roswell, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to violating the federal firearms laws by unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition. The guilty plea was entered without the benefit of a plea agreement.<br> <br> Chavarria was arrested on July 2... More...
$0 (09-16-2016 - NM)United States of America v. Matthew Martinez
Albuquerque, NM - Espanola Man Sentenced to Prison for Violating Federal Narcotics Trafficking Laws<br> <br> Matthew Martinez, 38, of Espanola, N.M., was sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction on a heroin trafficking charge. Martinez also was ordered to pay $500 in community restitution and to pay a $2,000 money judgment to the United St... More...
$0 (07-26-2016 - NM)STATE OF NEW MEXICO v. JOANN YAZZIE
The New Mexico Mandatory Financial Responsibility Act (MFRA), NMSA<br> 4 1978, §§ 66-5-201 to -239 (1978, as amended through 2015), prohibits operation of<br> 5 a motor vehicle without liability insurance or other proof of financial responsibility<br> 6 and requires that proof of compliance be reported to the Motor Vehicle Division<br> 7 (MVD) of the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department (... More...
$0 (06-30-2016 - NM)Mikeska v. Las Cruces Regional Medical Center
Plaintiff initially visited Defendant’s emergency room twice on the same day,<br> 18 and was discharged on both occasions after being misdiagnosed with a ruptured<br> 19 ovarian cyst. Four days later she once again returned to Defendant’s emergency room<br> 1 at which point she was accurately diagnosed with a bowel obstruction. Emergency<br> 2 surgery to remove a portion of her bowel was ultim... More...
$0 (04-26-2016 - NM)United States of America v. University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM - Justice Department Releases Investigative Findings on University of New Mexico’s Response to Sexual Assault Allegations<br> <br> The Justice Department announced that according to its comprehensive investigation, the University of New Mexico’s (UNM) handling of reports by students of sexual harassment – including sexual assault – fail to comply with federal law. The Just... More...
$0 (04-22-2016 - NM)Earthworks' Oil & Gas Accountability Project v. N.M. Oil Conservation Comm'n
In 2008, the Commission approved a version of the Pit Rule (the 2008 Rule).<br> 3 In 2009, the Commission amended a portion of the 2008 Rule (the 2009<br> 4 Amendment). Both the 2008 Rule and its 2009 Amendment were appealed to the First<br> 5 Judicial District Court by entities affiliated with the oil and gas industry, and the<br> 6 district court certified the appeals to this Court; we stayed ou... More...
$0 (02-29-2016 - NM)United States of America v. Pawankumar Jain, M.D.
Las Cruces, NM - Pawankumar Jain Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Dispensing Prescription Painkillers and Health Care Fraud<br> <br> Physician, whose Medical License was Revoked in Dec. 2012, Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico <br> <br> Pawankumar Jain, 63, a physician whose license has been revoked, entered a guilty plea in fed... More...
$0 (02-12-2016 - NM)Mocek v. City of Albuquerque
Mocek has a practice of refusing to show his photo identification at airport<br> security checkpoints. Prior to 2008, he was able to clear checkpoints by<br> complying with alternative TSA identification procedures. In 2008, the TSA<br> established a policy that those who “simply refuse[d] to provide any identification<br> or assist transportation security officers in ascertaining their identi... More...
$0 (01-24-2016 - NM)United States v. Lente
Following a drunk-driving crash on the Isleta Pueblo in New Mexico, in which three people were killed and another severely injured, Lente pled guilty to three counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. According to the pre-sentence investigation report (“PSR”), her advisory Guidelines range was 46 to 57 months' imprisonment. However, the dis... More...
$0 (01-02-2016 - NM)United States v. Tenorio
The Bureau of Indian Affairs began investigating Daniel Tenorio based on<br> sexual abuse allegations by Tenorio’s sixteen-year-old niece. The niece claimed<br> that Tenorio touched her intimately, and frequently made unwanted sexual<br> comments to her. Special Agent Travis LeBeaux interviewed the niece, two of<br> her sisters, and her nephew. Agent LeBeaux later interviewed Tenorio, who deni... More...
$0 (12-29-2015 - NM)United States v. Rodella
The Court takes its facts from the Revised Presentence Investigation Report, disclosed December 3, 2014, revised January 15, 2015 ("PSR"), that the United States Probation Office ("USPO") prepared. On March 11, 2014, Michael Tafoya pulled out a driveway onto the road, while a green jeep was traveling down the same road. See PSR ¶ 7, at 5. Rodella, Jr., who was driving the jeep, began flashing the... More...
$0 (12-13-2015 - NM)United States v. Rodella
The Court takes its facts from the Revised Presentence Investigation Report, disclosed December 3, 2014, revised January 15, 2015 ("PSR"), that the United States Probation Office ("USPO") prepared. On March 11, 2014, Michael Tafoya pulled out a driveway onto the road, while a green jeep was traveling down the same road. See PSR ¶ 7, at 5. Rodella, Jr., who was driving the jeep, began flashing th... More...
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