Legal Opinion
Deflon v. Sawyers
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 2006No. 28,898PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHÁVEZ, Justice.
{1} This case explores the res judicata and collateral estoppel effects of the dismissal of a federal lawsuit on subsequent state court proceedings. Plaintiff originally sued her former employer, Danka Corporation, Inc., in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico for sex discrimination in violation of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2, 2000e-3 (2000), and in violation of the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d) (2000). Plaintiff also brought two state law claims for negligent retention and supervision and intentional infliction of emotional distress…
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