September 23, 2026
A New Mexico federal judge said a county violated a protective order by disclosing information from confidential documents in a state court malpractice suit, saying the county's defense of "we own the documents and we can do what we want with them" did not defeat the order's restriction on the materials.
August 28, 2026
A New Mexico federal court rejected much of a county's suit against a mental health provider and its insurer in a dispute over whether they broke their indemnification duties by settling correctional facility inmate suits without also settling the county's claims.