NM Supreme Court rules that 911 dispatchers are liable in emergency call lawsuits

New Mexico Supreme Court Resolves Question Of Civil Liability Of 911 Emergency Dispatchers

NMSC News: SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court today clarified the protections that New Mexico law provides to 911 dispatchers and their governmental employers from being sued for damages for personal injuries or deaths allegedly caused by their response to an emergency call for help. The Court unanimously concluded that the state Enhanced Medical Services Act (EMSA) governed the liability issue and that 911 dispatchers were immune from civil lia…

New Mexico Supreme Court clarifies 911 dispatcher immunity from lawsuits • Source New Mexico

A view of the Organ Mountains and surrounding desert in Doña Ana County on Sunday, April 7, 2024. (Photo by Leah Romero for Source NM)New Mexico’s highest court on Monday clarified a question posed by a federal court about which law to consider when weighing an emergency dispatcher’s legal immunity from allegations of a mishandled 911 call. The ruling stems from the death of a 16-year-old boy who was hiking with his family in July 2020 in the Or…

New Mexico Supreme Court clarifies 911 dispatcher immunity from lawsuits

New Mexico’s highest court on Monday clarified a question posed by a federal court about which law to consider when weighing an emergency dispatcher’s legal immunity from allegations of a mishandled 911 call. The ruling stems from the death of…

NM Supreme Court rules that 911 dispatchers are liable in emergency call lawsuits

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Supreme Court said 911 dispatchers are not immune from liability under the Enhanced 911 Act. On Monday, the state Supreme Court clarified the protections both dispatchers and governmental employers have during a lawsuit. New Mexico Supreme Court reinstates child abuse conviction for religious sect leader The family of a 16-year-old hiker, who suffered a heat stroke in the Organ Mountains in July 2020, sue…

NM Supreme Court clarifies 911 liability in case involving Doña Ana County

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The New Mexico Supreme Court clarified the legal protections that state law provides to 911 dispatchers and the government agencies that employ them from being sued for damages for personal injuries or deaths allegedly caused by their response to a call for help. The state Supreme Court issued the ruling on Monday, April 21, in a case involving a 16-year-old who suffered heatstroke while hiking in the Organ Mountains and…