Gabrielle Valdez, acting as the personal representative of the estate of Doyle “Rockyâ€� Brown, appeals from the district court’s summary judgment for appellees Brent McGill and Mueller Supply Company on claims related to Brown’s discharge. She contends the district court erred because there were genuine issues of material fact which preclude summary judgment on both her: (1) Americans with ... More...    $0 (02-13-2012 - NM)

The question presented in this appeal is whether the Eleventh Amendment protects New Mexico from a suit for money damages under Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131–65. We conclude it does. New Mexico has state sovereign immunity from a claim that it violated the ADA when it revoked the medical license of a physician whose practice the state claimed constit... More...    $0 (01-11-2012 - NM)

Debra Martinez appeals from four orders entered by the district court, including a summary judgment in favor of Target Corporation on her claim of age discrimination. See, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634. We affirm.

I.

Martinez began working for Target in 1990 at a store in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she held several positions, the last being Reverse Receiving Specialist. She typicall... More...    $0 (07-01-2010 - NM)

Albuquerque police officers Cynthia Orr and Patricia Paiz contend that the City of Albuquerque and Mary Beth Vigil, the Personnel Director for the Albuquerque Police Department, discriminated against them on the basis of pregnancy, in violation of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of Title VII.

Specifically, Officers Orr and Paiz allege that, when they took maternity leave, the defendants re... More...    $0 (07-14-2008 - NM)

Mr. Bundy worked as a guard at the Chaves County Detention Center in Roswell, New Mexico. On October 9, 2003, he was injured in a car accident and had to have his left arm amputated above the elbow. The next ... More...    $0 (02-13-2007 - NM)

Plaintiff Deanne Whatley Chavez sued her former employer Defendant Thomas & Betts Corp. (T&B) and former supervisor Defendant Patricia Marrujo (Marrujo), among others, alleging violations of (1) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, (2) the Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2611 to 2654 (FMLA), (3) the New Mexico Human Rights Act, and (4) New Mexico t... More...    $525000 (01-27-2005 - NM)

{1} At issue in this appeal is the scope of an arbitration agreement and the ability of a non-signatory to the agreement to compel arbitration against a signatory. Defendant Lovelace Health Systems (Lovelace) appeals a district court order compelling arbitration but estopping it from arguing the issue of whether a doctor was acting outside the course and scope of his employment with Lovel... More...    $0 (10-27-2004 - NM)

A severe staph infection that followed elective heart surgery hospitalized and disabled Ms. Fought. UNUM's plan administrator denied coverage by concluding that Ms. Fought suffered from a pre-existing coronary artery condition that "... More...    $0 (08-13-2004 - NM)

Kim Trujillo-Cummings appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant Public Service Company of New Mexico ("PNM") on her retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"). We have jurisdiction pursuan... More...    $0 (03-29-1999 - NM)

In November 1986, Amax Potash Corporation (Amax Potash), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amax, Inc. (Amax), began operating a potash mine near the city of Carlsbad,... More...    $0 (12-12-2001 - NM)