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CORN v. N.M. EDUCATORS FED. CREDIT UNION

No. 14553.

889 P.2d 234 (1994)

119 N.M. 199

Lisa CORN, Claimant-Appellant, v. NEW MEXICO EDUCATORS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION and CIGNA Property and Casualty Companies, Respondents-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Cert. Denied January 17, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Wright Weeth, Law Office of George Wright Weeth, Albuquerque, for claimant-appellant.

David N. Whitham, Emily A. Franke, Butt, Thornton & Baehr, P.C., Albuquerque, for respondents-appellees.

Paul Maestas, Silva, Rieder & Maestas, P.C., Albuquerque.

Max J. Madrid, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A., Albuquerque, for amicus curiae N.M. Defense Lawyers Ass'n.

William H. Carpenter, Michael B. Browde, Albuquerque, for amicus curiae N.M. Trial Lawyers' Ass'n.

Robert M. Aurbach, Gen. Counsel, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., N.M. Workers' Compensation Admin., Albuquerque, amicus curiae.

OPINION

MINZNER, Chief Judge.

Worker appeals the workers' compensation judge's compensation order limiting her award of attorneys' fees to $12,500 as required by NMSA 1978, Section 52-1-54(G) (Repl.Pamp.1991) (Effective until January 1, 1991). Worker contends that the attorneys' fees cap in Section 52-1-54(G) is unconstitutional because (1) it violates her right to due process of law, (2) it violates her right to equal protection under the law, and...

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