New Mexico Supreme Court

Ramirez v. Cyfd

April 14, 20162016 NMSC 16

Summary

The New Mexico Supreme Court held that the Legislature’s enactment of NMSA 1978 §20‑4‑7.1(B) clearly waived the State’s sovereign immunity for private USERRA claims, allowing Ramirez’s damages award against CYFD to stand. The Court reversed the Court of Appeals and reinstated the district court judgment.