New Mexico medical malpractice lawyers Archives

New Mexico Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Act Covers Vicarious Liability Claims Against Qualified Health Care Providers For Conduct Of Non-QHC Registered Nurses

August 20, 2026

Pamela A. Smith died in the care of Lovelace Health System, LLC (Lovelace) on April 18, 2021 after undergoing surgery on March 29, 2021 at Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The wrongful death Estate of Pamela Smith (Plaintiff) filed both direct negligence claims against Lovelace an[...]

New Mexico Governor Signs Medical Malpractice Reform Bill

March 10, 2026

On March 6, 2026, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law medical malpractice reform bill HB99, which she said “will help reduce the cost of medical malpractice insurance and attract more physicians to New Mexico.” The bill creates tiered caps on punitive damages — $[...]

Less Than 1% Of New Mexico’s Physicians Are Responsible For Half Of Medical Malpractice Payments

February 20, 2026

The Albuquerque Journal reported on December 27, 2025 that less than 1% of New Mexico physicians were responsible for half of medical malpractice payments from 1991 to 2024. One New Mexico neurosurgeon, who lost his New Mexico medical license in 2024, was responsible for $19 million in medical malpr[...]

New Mexico Study Of Effects Of Medical Billing Issues On Patient Care And Health Providers Satisfaction

October 28, 2025

The University of New Mexico (UNM) Center for Social Policy (CSP) was commissioned by the New Mexico Legislative Council Service to conduct a research study on medical billing and claims in the state. The primary purpose of the study was to analyze the billing and claims process in New Mexico from t[...]

$40M New Mexico Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Injured Infant Due To Neonatal Hypoglycemia

June 21, 2025

On June 2, 2025, a New Mexico medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in excess of $40 million for a brain injured infant. The New Mexico medical malpractice lawsuit alleged that medical staff at Presbyterian Healthcare Services (Presbyterian Hospital) failed to timely diagnose and treat the [...]

$412M New Mexico ED Medical Malpractice Verdict

January 28, 2025

In 2017, a 66-year-old man sought testosterone replacement therapy from NuMale Medical Center, which has facilities in multiple states, for fatigue and for help in losing weight. According to his subsequent New Mexico medical malpractice lawsuit, a physician’s assistant misdiagnosed him with e[...]

New Mexico Wrongful Death Lawsuit Alleges Hospital’s Negligence Allowed Mother To Place Newborn In Trash

October 24, 2023

Nineteen-year-old Alexee Trevizo, who has been charged with first-degree murder with the alternative of child abuse resulting in death and tampering with evidence, went to Artesia General Hospital on January 27, 2023 with complaints of severe back pain. She reportedly denied being pregnant when she [...]

New Mexico Governor Signs Into Law Medical Malpractice Reforms Extending Protections To Independent Outpatient Health Care Facilities

April 12, 2023

New Mexico Governor Signs Medical Malpractice Reform Law: New Mexico Senate Bill 523, which was signed into law on April 7, 2023, amends the New Mexico Medical Malpractice Act to cap claims for independent healthcare facilities, such as urgent care, ambulatory surgical centers, and free-standing eme[...]

Recoverable Damages In Negligent Reproductive Health Care Cases

New Mexico $1.265 Million Late Abortion Death Settlement

July 25, 2022

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (“UNMHSC”) and Southwestern Women’s Options, a private late-term abortion clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have settled claims by the estate of a 23-year-old woman who died as a result of a late-term abortion performed at 24 weeks. [...]

New Mexico Supreme Court Holds $600K Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases Is Constitutional

March 17, 2021

In its opinion filed on March 15, 2021, the Supreme Court of the State of New Mexico (“New Mexico Supreme Court”) stated: “This case requires us to consider whether the cap on all damages other than medical care and punitive damages under the Medical Malpractice Act (MMA), NMSA 197[...]

New Mexico Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement

October 12, 2020

The Court of Appeals of New Mexico (“New Mexico Appellate Court”) held in its unreported opinion filed on May 13, 2020,”Defendants argue that the district court erred in denying their motion to compel arbitration because Mrs. Rosenquist had express or implied authority to sign the[...]

New Mexico Supreme Court Finds Statute Of Limitations Tolled As To Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Claim Against Hospital

December 19, 2019

In its opinion filed on December 5, 2019, the Supreme Court of the State of New Mexico (“New Mexico Supreme Court”) held, “While the MRC [New Mexico Medical Review Commission] application does not describe specific acts of malpractice directly committed by Lovelace [Lovelace Health[...]

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