COATES v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 24717.

976 P.2d. 999 (1999)

127 N.M. 47

1999-NMSC-013

Cathy Jean COATES and Madeline Duran, Plaintiffs-Appellees and Cross-Appellants, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., d/b/a Sam's Club, Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied March 18, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharp, Jarmie & Scholl, Mark D. Jarmie, Steve Scholl, Ned S. Fuller, Albuquerque, for Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Tinkler & Bennett, Stephen E. Tinkler, Merit Bennett, Michelle Masiowski, Santa Fe, for Appellees and Cross-Appellants.

Jane Bloom Yohalem, Santa Fe, for Amici Curiae, New Mexico Women's Bar Association and New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Prevention.


OPINION

BACA, Justice.

{1} Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart) appeals the district court's judgment in favor of former employees, Appellees Cathy Jean Coates (Coates) and Madeline Duran (Duran). On cross-appeal, Coates and Duran appeal the court's denial of prejudgment interest on punitive damage awards. On certification from the Court of Appeals, pursuant to NMSA 1978, § 34-5-14 (1972), this Court now...

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