New Mexico Businesses Sue Governor and State Over Health Orders

"Actions have consequences", as the old saying goes.

Several businesses around the state of New Mexico hope that Gov. "Malevolent Michelle" Lujan Grisham and her administration are made to compensate businesses that were forced to close by her health orders. Several lawsuits have been filed in different jurisdictions.

According to the Carlsbad Current Argus:

A group of New Mexico businesses from around the state sued Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and her administration for compensation for lost business resulting in the State’s public health orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Lujan Grisham enacted several executive orders throughout the pandemic restricting large gatherings and business activities deemed “non-essential,” hoping to slow the spread of the virus. 

This led to the temporary closure of multiple business sectors throughout New Mexico as owners grappled with losses in revenue and potentially permanent closures. .

Albuquerque-based attorney Blair Dunn represented each of the businesses in separate suits filed in district courts around New Mexico. 

He said the purpose of the cases is gain financial reparations for the business owners from the State after they were forced to close, and to hold the governor and her administration accountable for the costs inflicted on the New Mexico business community in enacted the health orders.

Good! I hope they prevail in their lawsuits.

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