In its current form, Chandler said her bill would cap punitive damages at the same amounts that state law currently caps ...

Because New Mexico's Medical Malpractice Act caps compensatory damages at $750,000, patients rely on punitive damages.

The legal and financial environment surrounding malpractice premiums and lawsuits has intensified as awards of more than $10 million become increasingly commonplace in healthcare. Here are six things ...

GARDEN CITY, NY - January 26, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Sullivan Brill Personal Injury Attorneys announced an expanded ...

However, House Minority Whip Alan Martinez, R-Bernalillo, who voted against the bill, said the amendment to exclude hospital systems and hospitals owned by out-of-state corporations from a proposed $6 ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Medical malpractice reform is one of the biggest issues being debated by lawmakers this legislative session, with some arguing that the lack of protections for physicians has ...

Few injuries are as life-altering as paralysis. What makes this already devastating condition even more heartbreaking is when it results from a preventable medical ...

HB 99 calling for caps in punitive damages in medical malpractice lawsuits in New Mexico ...