Legal Opinion
Michaels v. Anglo American Auto Auctions, Inc.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided February 10, 1994No. 21184PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANCHINI, Justice.
Today we decide whether an employee who alleges that he or she was wrongfully discharged in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation action has a cause of action independent from that set out in NMSA 1978, Section 52-1-28.2 (Repl.Pamp.1991). We hold that plaintiff may assert a retaliatory discharge claim independently of and in view of the policy set out by Section 52-1-28.2. We reverse the district court’s dismissal of plaintiff Michaels’s complaint for failure to state a claim pursuant to SCRA 1986, 1-012(B)(6) and answer questions certified to us by our…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Lally v. CopygraphicsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Shovelin v. Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
- Chavez v. Manville Products Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by34 opinions
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