Benavides v. Eastern N.M. Med. Ctr.

1 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO 2 3 Opinion Number: 4 Filing Date: November 6, 2014 5 NO. 34,128 6 SARA BENAVIDES, 7 Worker-Petitioner, 8 v. 9 EASTERN NEW MEXICO MEDICAL CENTER 10 and ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, 11 Employer/Insurer-Respondents. 12 ORIGINAL PROCEEDING ON CERTIORARI 13 Gregory D. Griego Workers’ Compensation Judge 14 Gerald A. Hanrahan 15 Albuquerque, NM 16 for Petitioner 17 Hale & Dixon, P.C. 18 Timothy S. Hale 19 Albuquerque, NM 20 for Respondents 1 OPINION 2 MAES, Justice. 3 {1} When a worker’s injury “results from the negligence of the employer in…