FLEMMA v. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES

No. 33,353.

303 P.3d 814 (2013)

2013-NMSC-022

Edward R. FLEMMA, Plaintiff-Petitioner, v. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Rick Grisinger, Richard Montman, and Karl E. Madden, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

May 30, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guebert Bruckner, P.C., Terry R. Guebert , Donald George Bruckner, Jr. , Albuquerque, NM, for Petitioner.

Jackson Lewis, L.L.P., Danny W. Jarrett , James L. Cook , Albuquerque, NM, Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., W. Carl Jordan , Corey E. Devine , Houston, TX, for Respondents.


OPINION

VIGIL, Justice.

{1} This case presents a conflict of laws issue that requires us to determine whether enforcement of an arbitration agreement, formed in the State of Texas, would offend New Mexico public policy to overcome our traditional choice of law rule, which requires that we apply the law of the jurisdiction in which the contract was formed. We conclude that the agreement formed in Texas would be unconscionable under New Mexico...

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