CHAVEZ v. BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE

NO. S-1-SC-37489 NO. S-1-SC-37490 NO. S-1-SC-37491 NO. S-1-SC-37536.

503 P.3d 332 (2021)

2022-NMSC-006

Amado CHAVEZ, Ramona Hernandez, Todd Lopez, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Edgar Chavez, Deceased, and Victor Chavez, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC, a foreign company which is the successor to Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC, Defendant-Petitioner, and Crecencio Jaramillo, Magdalena Jaramillo, and Tire Club U.S.A., Inc., Defendants. and Gabriel Arturo Rascon Rodriguez; Rayito Del Carmen Gutierrez De Rascon; Javier Ortiz Tarango, Deceased; Lee Hunt, Representative of the Estate of Javier Ortiz Tarango; Berta Ebila Ramirez; Lorenza Susana Ortiz; Maritza Berenice Ortiz Ramirez; Carmen Tarango Castro; Cristian Antonio Romero Garcia, Deceased; Lee Hunt, Representative of the Estate of Cristian Antonio Romero Garcia; Roberto Romero and Hilda Tellez, Next Friends of C.D.R. and C.D.R., Minors; Roberto Romero, Individually; Lauro Cruz, Deceased; Lee Hunt, Representative of the Estate of Lauro Cruz; Oralia Najera; Maria Conception Cruz Najera, Individually and as Next Friend of L.M.A.C., a Minor; Carlos Cruz; Olgalidia Cruz; Eufemio Cruz; Miguel Cruz; Perla Alejandra Cruz; Mayra Pamela Cruz; Maria Esther Cruz; Agustina Cruz; Javier Acosta Ramirez; Berenice Acosta; Jose Javier Acosta; Javier Acosta; Adrian Ramos, Individually and as Next Friend of R.A.R.R., A.R.R., Y.A.R.R., and A.R.R., Minors; Yadira Ruvalcaba De Ramos; Luis Canseco Vazquez, Individually and as Next Friend of G.C. and S.A.C., Minors; Guadalupe Lopez; Julia Canseco; Luis Raul Ortega Gabaldon; Jesus Alejandro Jimenez Ortega; and Ernesto Vargas Lopez, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Ford Motor Company and Cooper Tire and Rubber Company, Defendants-Petitioners, and Fernando Gaytan Bustos, Defendant-Respondent, and Fernando Gaytan Bustos, Cross-Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Ford Motor Company and Cooper Tire and Rubber Company, Cross-Defendants-Petitioners. and Manuel Edel Navarrete Rodriguez, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Edgar Navarrete Rodriguez, Deceased, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Ford Motor Company, Defendant-Petitioner, and Luis A. Ponce, Defendant. and Todd Furman; Leon Hunt, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Renee Furman; Todd Lopez, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Shyanne Wilbur and Nicole Wilbur; Melissa Wilt, Individually and as Legal Guardian for Megan Wilbur, an individual/minor; and Kristen Wilbur, Plaintiffs-Respondents, and Patrick A. Casey, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Michelle L. Bates; Tricia Bates; and Christopher Bates, Intervenor/Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Defendant-Petitioner and Walter James Byers and The New Mexico Department of Transportation, Defendants.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Filing Date: November 15, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keleher & McLeod, P.A., Thomas C. Bird , Albuquerque, NM, for Petitioner.

Jaramillo Law Firm, P.C., David Joseph Jaramillo , Albuquerque, NM, Liles White PLLC, Kevin W. Liles , Corpus Christi, TX, The Ammons Law Firm, John B. Gsanger , Houston, TX, for Respondents.

UNM School of Law, David J. Stout , Michael B. Browde , Albuquerque, NM, for Amicus Curiae New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association.

Snell & Wilmer LLP, Todd E. Rinner , Albuquerque, NM, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Sean Marotta , Washington, DC, for Petitioner Ford Motor Company.

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Eric R. Burris , Albuquerque, NM Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Troy L. Vancil , San Antonio, TX, for Petitioner Cooper Tire and Rubber Company.

Jaramillo Law Firm, PC, David Joseph Jaramillo , Albuquerque, NM Touchet Law Firm, PC, Maria E. Touchet , Albuquerque, NM, The Ammons Law Firm, John B. Gsanger , Houston, TX, Law Offices of James B. Ragan, James B. Ragan , Corpus Christi, TX, for Respondents.

UNM School of Law, David J. Stout , Michael B. Browde , Albuquerque, NM, for Amicus Curiae New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association.

Snell & Wilmer LLP, Todd E. Rinner , Albuquerque, NM, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Sean Marotta , Washington, DC, for Petitioner Ford Motor Company.

Arrazolo Law, P.C., Gilbert Arrazolo , Albuquerque, NM, Law Offices of James B. Ragan, James B. Ragan , Corpus Christi, TX, for Respondent.

UNM School of Law, David J. Stout , Michael B. Browde , Albuquerque, NM, for Amicus Curiae New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association.

Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A., Donald A. DeCandia , Emil John Kiehne , Albuquerque, NM, Husch Blackwell, LLP, David M. Stauss , Denver, CO, for Petitioner Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

Jaramillo Law Firm, David Joseph Jaramillo , Albuquerque, NM, Law Office of Natasha M. Hanna, P.C., Natasha Hanna , Myrtle Beach, SC, Greene Broillet & Wheeler LLP, Christine Spagnoli , Alan Van Gelder , Santa Monica, CA, Esner, Chang & Boyer, Stuart B. Esner , Shea S. Murphy , Pasadena, CA, for Respondents.

Newsome Melton, PA, C. Richard Newsome , William C. Ourand , R. Frank Melton, II , Orlando, FL, Marks & Harrison, Kevin T. Hadden , Ryan T. Walker , J. Penn Crawford , Richmond, VA, for Intervener-Respondent.

Atler Law Firm, P.C, Timothy J. Atler , Albuquerque, NM, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Mary-Christine Sungaila , Costa Mesa, CA, for Amicus Curiae Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.

McGinn, Montoya, Love & Curry, PA, Kathleen J. Love , Albuquerque, NM, American Association for Justice.

Jeffrey R. White , Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae American Association for Justice.

UNM School of Law, David J. Stout , Michael B. Browde , Albuquerque, NM, for Amicus Curiae New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association.


OPINION

{1} This consolidated appeal involves important considerations about fairness to litigants and the sovereign limits of New Mexico. Herein, we consider whether a foreign corporation that registers to transact business and appoints a registered agent under Article 17 of New Mexico's Business Corporation...

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