Legal Opinion

Romero v. Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc.

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided September 25, 2015No. 35,499; Docket No. 33,032PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ZAMORA, Judge.

{1} In this workers’ compensation case, Henry Romero (Worker) appeals from an order awarding him permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits, partial attorney fees, and imposing bad faith sanctions against Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc. d/b/a Saferide Services, Inc. (Employer), and the Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania (Insurer). Worker maintains that the bad faith sanctions imposed against Employer/Insurer were inadequate and that he should not have been required to pay half of his attorney fees. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

{2} Worker was employed as a patient…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Alexander v. Delgado Ex Rel. DelgadoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Headley v. Morgan Management Corp.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005
  3. Dewitt v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2009
  4. ITT Educational Services, Inc. v. Taxation & Revenue DepartmentNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1998
  5. Cordova v. Taos Ski Valley, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. JonesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2020
  2. Silva v. Denco Sales Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2019

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