Quintana v. University of California

OPINION

APODACA, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing his claim for personal injuries and damages against the Regents of the University of California (defendants), doing business as Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Eric Payne, an employee or agent of defendants. Plaintiff asserts that, absent a showing of the existence of an employee-employer relationship, defendants cannot avail themselves of the exclusivity provisions of NMSA 1978, Sections 52-l-6(D) and -9 (Orig. Pamp.) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act). Defendants contend on appeal, as they did in the…