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MENDOZA v. ISLETA RESORT AND CASINO

No. S-1-SC-37034.

460 P.3d 467 (2020)

2020-NMSC-006

Gloria MENDOZA, Worker-Respondent, v. ISLETA RESORT AND CASINO, Hudson Insurance, and Tribal First, Employer/Insurer-Petitioners, and State of New Mexico Uninsured Employers' Fund, Statutory Third Party.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Filing Date: January 16, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

New Mexico Court of Barnhouse Keegan Solimon & West LLP, Dolph Barnhouse , Kelli J. Keegan , Christina S. West , Albuquerque, NM, for Petitioners.

Law Office of LeeAnn Ortiz, LLC, LeeAnn Ortiz , Albuquerque, NM, for Respondent.

OPINION

{1} This appeal asks us to resolve three questions: (1) whether the Pueblo of Isleta, in entering the 2015 Indian Gaming Compact, expressly and unequivocally waived its tribal sovereign immunity to permit jurisdiction shifting of workers' compensation claims originating on tribal land to the Workers...

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