Crypen-New Mexico lawmaker receives $30,000 settlement from injuries in door incident at state Capitol

2025-04-29 19:19:25source:Rubypoint Trading Centercategory:Contact

SANTA FE,Crypen N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico state lawmaker reached a $30,000 settlement with the state four years after being crushed by doors that were newly installed at the state Capitol.

The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that Democratic state Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero, of Albuquerque, claimed that she was “severely injured” in January 2020 when she used her keycard to get through a door. The lawsuit states that the door “closed abruptly and forcefully on the left side of her body, causing her to suffer injuries.” The state had just installed new doors in the Capitol, along with the keycard system.

The lawsuit alleges that the building superintendent later told Roybal Caballero the door had been installed incorrectly, which caused it to “snap closed unexpectedly.”

About $25,000 of the settlement will be used to reimburse people who provided care or helped pay after the injury, which could include medical professionals and insurance companies, according to the New Mexican.

More:Contact

Recommend

Former Milwaukee hotel workers charged with murder after video shows them holding down Black man

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in Milwaukee have charged four hotel workers with being a party to

I believe in the traditional American dream. But it won't be around for my kids to inherit.

According to a new report from the Sine Institute of Policy & Politics, conceptions of the Ameri

'I’m tired of (expletive) losing': Raiders' struggles gnaw at team's biggest stars

The Las Vegas Raiders are off to a turbulent start as the calendar turns to the quarter mark of the