Latest New Mexico Headlines

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Inszone Acquires Letherer Insurance Consultants in New Mexico

Nov 22 2023 // Inszone Insurance Services acquired Letherer Insurance Consultants in New Mexico. Letherer Insurance Consultants specializes in professional liability coverage for attorneys, dentists, doctors and accountants. Sacramento,...

Forest Service Sued Over Flooding Deaths in Wake of Historic New Mexico Wildfire

Oct 25 2023 // Relatives of three people who died last year in a flash flood stemming from the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history are suing the U.S. Forest Service.The wrongful death lawsuit filed earlier this month...

$650K to Settle Whistleblower Suit in New Mexico

Oct 3 2023 // New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department has reached a $650,000 settlement in a whistleblower lawsuit brought by two former agency officials.The settlement was announced Tuesday, just weeks before the...

Family Files Suit in New Mexico over Man Fatally Shot by Police at Wrong Address

Sep 22 2023 // The family of a man shot and killed by police in New Mexico after they responded to the wrong address is suing the city and three officers.The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court alleges Robert Dotson and his family were...

Compensation for New Mexico Wildfire Victims Tops $14M and is Climbing

Aug 7 2023 // More victims of a devastating wildfire sparked last year by the U.S. Forest Service in northern New Mexico are getting compensated, with payouts to landowners totaling more than $14 million as of early next week, federal...

New Mexico Jury Awards $485M in Sexual Assault Case

Aug 7 2023 // A jury has awarded $485 million in damages in a civil case brought on behalf of an 8-year-old girl who was repeatedly sexually assaulted in a New Mexico foster care program.The verdict came in late July after Rio Arriba...

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit in Death of New Mexico Officer

Jul 31 2023 // A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging the Department of Homeland Security was negligent in a drug bust that resulted in the first New Mexico State Police officer killed in the line of duty in over three decades.U.S....

New Mexico Jury Awards $485M in Case of Girl Sexually Assaulted in Foster Care

Jul 19 2023 // A jury has awarded $485 million in damages in a civil case brought on behalf of an 8-year-old girl who was repeatedly sexually assaulted in a New Mexico foster care program.The verdict came late last week after Rio Arriba...

Higginbotham Acquires Cress Insurance Group in New Mexico

Jul 7 2023 // Higginbotham has acquired Cress Insurance Group in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Higginbotham and Cress Insurance Group will come together to enhance service to the group’s 2,500 clients and serve a broader customer base...

New Mexico Reaches $500M Settlement with Walgreens in Opioid Case

Jul 3 2023 // New Mexico has settled with Walgreens for $500 million over the pharmacy chain’s role in distributing highly addictive prescription painkillers.The agreement was signed in March, and state officials confirmed that a...

Prosecutors: Weapons Expert in Was Hungover on Set New Mexico Movie Set

Jun 16 2023 // The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of “Rust,” prosecutors are alleging, saying she...

New Mexico Reaches $500M Settlement with Walgreens in Opioid Case

Jun 13 2023 // New Mexico has settled with Walgreens for $500 million over the pharmacy chain’s role in distributing highly addictive prescription painkillers.The agreement was signed in March, and state officials confirmed that a...

New Mexico Sues Manufacturers of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Amid Health Concerns

Jun 9 2023 // New Mexico’s attorney general and its Environment Department filed suit against the manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals,” commonly referred to as PFAS, seeking monetary damages to defray the...

Fired New Mexico Archaeological Official Sues Governor, Others

May 23 2023 // The former director of the New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies is suing state officials, saying his race and gender played a role in his firing.Eric Blinman filed a lawsuit in federal court late last week against...

Major New Mexico Transmission Line OK’d for Renewable Energy in West

May 19 2023 // The U.S. government is greenlighting a proposed multibillion-dollar transmission line that would send primarily wind-generated electricity from the rural plains of New Mexico to big cities in the West.The Interior...

J&J’s Proposed Talc Settlement Would Pay $400 Million to State AGs

May 18 2023 // Johnson & Johnson has set aside $400 million to resolve U.S. state consumer protection actions as part of its broader $8.9 billion effort to settle claims that its Baby Powder and other talc products cause...

Damage from New Mexico Sinkhole Being Assessed

May 16 2023 // Authorities were assessing the damage after a sinkhole developed on a New Mexico bridge, resulting in the rescue of two pedestrians.Los Lunas police said the city’s Main Street bridge over the Rio Grande remained...

New Mexico Officials Say FEMA Delays Create Mistrust Among Wildfire Victims

May 12 2023 // Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are criticizing federal emergency managers for missing deadlines as residents seek recovery assistance following the largest wildfire in the state’s recorded...

Medic on New Mexico Movie Set Shooting Gets $1.15M Partial Settlement

May 11 2023 // A New Mexico judge has approved a $1.15 million settlement between a medic who worked on the “Rust” film set and one of several defendants she accused of negligence in the fatal 2021 shooting of a...

Methane-Tracking Satellites Catch Polluters

May 2 2023 // Think of them as speed cameras, but for methane. Just like roadside instruments used to identify drivers breaking traffic rules, new powerful satellites are starting to catch oil and gas operators releasing the...