Legal Opinion
Coates v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided February 22, 1999No. 24717PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BACA, Justice.
{1} Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart) appeals the district court’s judgment in favor of former employees, Appellees Cathy Jean Coates (Coates) and Madeline Duran (Duran). On cross-appeal, Coates and Duran appeal the court’s denial of prejudgment interest on punitive damage awards. On certification from the Court of Appeals, pursuant to NMSA 1978, § 34-5-14 (1972), this Court now considers the following issues: 1) whether the exclusivity provision in the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 52-1-1 to -70 (1929, as amended through 1993), bars a common law…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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