(January 12, 2020, 8:43 PM EST) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Punitive damages cannot be collected from an auto insurer as part of a claim for uninsured motorist benefits for the acts of an unknown tortfeasor, a New Mexico federal magistrate judge said Dec. 31 in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment on the insureds' claim for punitive damages (Shawn Ammons et al., v. Sentry Insurance Co., No. 19-419, D. N.M., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 222969)....