Invalidation of Statutory Benefit Cap for 'Primary' Mental Injuries Didn't Bar Cutoff

The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that the prior invalidation of a 100-week cap on benefits for “primary” mental injuries did not prevent a worker from seeing his benefits for a secondary mental injury cut off at the 100-week mark. Case: Gold v. Armand Hammer United World College, No. A-1-CA-36052, 10/15/2018, unpublished. Facts: Jason Gold worked for the Armand Hammer United World College. He suffered an injury to his big toe in a workplace fall in 2012. Gold underwent two surgeries, but they worsened his condition and left him with a deformed foot. After Gold develop...