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Fernandez v. Walgreen Hastings Co.

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided October 22, 1998No. 24,915PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McKINNON, Justice.

{1} Eufelia Manuelita Fernandez (Plaintiff) sued Walgreen Hastings Co., Steve Lueck, and Sylvia Smithberger (Defendants) for negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) and loss of consortium. She claims NIED damages for her emotional distress from observing her twenty-two-month-old granddaughter, Margarita Danielle Valdez, suffocate and die after Defendants negligently misfilled Margarita’s prescription. She also claims loss of consortium damages because she asserts that she was her granddaughter’s guardian, caretaker, and provider of parental affection. The…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Consolidated Rail Corporation v. GottshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Thing v. La ChusaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Ochoa v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Norwest v. Presbyterian Intercommunity HospitalOregon Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Williams v. StewartNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005
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  3. Gabaldon Ex Rel. Baldizan v. Erisa Mortgage Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Wachocki v. Bernalillo County Sheriff's DepartmentNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2011
  5. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Luebbers ex rel. SalazarNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005

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