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AKEN v. PLAINS ELEC. GENERATION & TRANS.

No. 26,730.

49 P.3d 662 (2002)

132 N.M. 401

2002-NMSC-021

Jim AKEN, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. PLAINS ELECTRIC GENERATION & TRANSMISSION COOPERATIVE, INC. and Craig Chapman, Defendants-Petitioners.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

June 4, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A., Edward Ricco, Albuquerque, NM, for Petitioners.

Foster, Johnson, McDonald, Lucero & Koinis, L.L.P., Thomas L. Johnson, Kerri L. Peck, Kathryn D. Lucero, Albuquerque, NM, for Respondent.

OPINION

MAES, Justice.

{1} In this punitive damages case, we are asked to assess jury awards in favor of Jim Aken and against Plains Electric on Aken's claims for retaliatory discharge and defamation. We conduct an analysis on procedural and substantive levels and affirm the jury awards.

FACTS

{2} On July 28, 1993, Aken had worked for Plains for nine years. He had been selected employee of the month and employee of the year. The...

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