Court Orders Recalculation of Sanctions on Employer for Unfair Claims Processing, Bad Faith

The New Mexico Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s finding that an employer engaged in unfair claim processing and bad faith, but remanded for the judge to redetermine the appropriate penalties. Case: Sanchez v. U-Haul Co. of New Mexico, No. A-1-CA-41123, 06/25/2025, published. Facts and procedural history: Ricardo Sanchez worked for U-Haul Co. of New Mexico. He injured his back when he fell at work in August 2017. U-Haul began paying Sanchez temporary total disability benefits of $467.08 per week. U-Haul also believed it had the statutory right to select a second health care provider f...