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POTTER v. PATTERSON UTI DRILLING CO.

No. 29,566.

234 P.3d 104 (2010)

2010-NMCA-042

James POTTER, Worker-Appellant, v. PATTERSON UTI DRILLING CO. and Liberty Mutual Group, Employer/Insurer-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

April 8, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorato & Weems, LLC, Veronica A. Dorato, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant.

Allen, Shepherd, Lewis, Syra & Chapman, P.A., Kimberly A. Syra, Amy M. Cardwell, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellees.

OPINION

VIGIL, Judge.

{1} In this case, Worker was injured while working for Employer on a drilling rig in Pennsylvania, and seeks workers' compensation benefits in New Mexico. The dispositive question is whether the employment contract was "made" in New Mexico because after Worker accepted the offer of employment in New Mexico, he was required to take and pass a drug test in Pennsylvania before he could start working on the oil rig. We hold...

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