· 10/29/2001
Delgado v. Phelps Dodge Chino, Inc.
Citations
- 34 P.3d 1148
- 131 N.M. 272
- 2001 NMSC 034
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing cause of action for intentional spoliation, but not negligent spoliation, against first and third parties
- recognizing a cause of action for intentional spoliation of evidence by a third party
- recognizing tort of intentional spoliation of evidence in New Mexico
- allowing workers to pursue remedies beyond workers’ compensation insurance in cases involving intoxication, willfulness, or intentional self-infliction
- “accident” defined “an unlooked-for mishap or some untoward event that is not expected or designed”
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Judges: Franchini, Serna, Baca, Minzner, Maes
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