Negligence Per Se Claim Rejected By N.M. Federal Judge In Mine Blowout Row

Mealey's (September 16, 2022, 9:24 AM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal judge in New Mexico on Sept. 8 granted a government contractor judgment on the pleadings that it cannot be held negligent per se in connection with a mine blowout because there is no private cause of action under the state and federal environmental laws invoked in the case....