New Mexico Statutes

§ 39-2-1 — Attorney's fees and costs; insured prevailing in action

New Mexico § 39-2-1
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 39Judgments, Costs, Appeals
Art. 2Attorneys' Fees and Costs

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 39-2-1 (2026).

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based on any type of first party coverage against insurer. In any action where an insured prevails against an insurer who has not paid a claim on any type of first party coverage, the insured person may be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and costs of the action upon a finding by the court that the insurer acted unreasonably in failing to pay the claim.

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Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 58-8-36, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 113, § 1.

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