Zarr v. Washington Tru Solutions, LLC

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that, under the improper motive theory, a plaintiff must allege that the defendant’s sole motive was to harm
• affirming “the district court’s use of the sole-motive standard as applied to the improper- motive ground for intentional interference” in a case involving an at-will employment relationship
• discussing a claim for intentional interference with an at-will employment relationship, and stating that any claim of intentional interference with an at-will employment relationship is treated as interference with a prospective employment relationship
• characterizing “the sole-motive-to-harm- requirement” as “enshrined in [New Mexico] Supreme Court authority”
• “[T]he tort can be accomplished by either of two methods: improper motive solely to harm the plaintiff or improper means. If proven, either basis standing alone will support liability.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Archuleta v. City of Roswell
  D. New Mexico· 2012-09-30· cited 32×
• Tapia v. City of Albuquerque
  D. New Mexico· 2014-03-31· cited 16×
• West v. WASHINGTON TRU SOLUTIONS, LLC
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 2009-06-30· cited 15×
• Gonzales v. City of Albuquerque
  D. New Mexico· 2011-03-23· cited 11×
• New Mexico Oncology & Hematology Consultants, Ltd. v. Presbyterian Healthcare Services
  D. New Mexico· 2014-08-22· cited 8×
• Royal Pac. Ltd. v. Faith Elec. Mfr. Co.
  D. New Mexico· 2018-06-13· cited 8×
• Firebird Structures, LCC v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners, Local Union No. 1505
  D. New Mexico· 2017-05-05· cited 6×
• City of Rio Rancho v. Amrep Southwest, Inc.
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 2010-06-07· cited 3×
• Hartnett v. Papa John's Pizza USA, Inc.
  D. New Mexico· 2012-10-29· cited 3×
• City of Rio Rancho v. Amrep Southwest, Inc.
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 2010-08-10· cited 2×
• Avila v. Butt Thornton & Baher, P.C.
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 2025-06-10

Cites

18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Alexander v. Delgado Ex Rel. Delgado
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1973-03-16· cited 314×
• Hartbarger v. Frank Paxton Co.
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1993-06-14· cited 115×
• Newberry v. Allied Stores, Inc.
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1989-05-01· cited 96×
• M & M Rental Tools, Inc. v. Milchem, Inc.
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1980-05-22· cited 64×
• Wolf v. Perry
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1959-05-18· cited 53×
• Fikes v. Furst
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 2003-11-21· cited 53×
• Anderson v. Dairyland Insurance
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1981-12-10· cited 43×
• Gormley v. Coca-Cola Enterprises
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 2005-02-28· cited 43×
• Barncastle v. American National Property & Casualty Companies
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 2000-10-02· cited 35×
• Oschwald v. Christie
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1980-12-12· cited 34×
• Clough v. Adventist Health Systems, Inc.
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1989-09-05· cited 33×
• Kelly v. St. Vincent Hospital
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1984-12-04· cited 30×
• Gormley v. Coca-Cola Enterprises
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 2004-01-26· cited 28×
• Silverman v. Progressive Broadcasting, Inc.
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1998-07-08· cited 24×
• Barreras v. New Mexico Corrections Department
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1992-09-04· cited 20×
• Barbeau v. Hoppenrath
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 2001-08-29· cited 16×
• Los Alamos National Bank v. Martinez Surveying Services, LLC
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 2006-06-05· cited 11×
• Shull v. New Mexico Potash Corp.
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1990-12-04· cited 9×