United States Tenth Circuit

Under New Mexico law, a violation of federal regulations governing savings and loan institutions is not negligence as a matter of law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/19/2000
• Published 12/19/2000

Judges

• LUCERO, Circuit Judge., Before ANDERSON, BRORBY and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• F. Thomas Hecht, Hopkins & Sutter, Chicago, IL, (Claudette P. Miller, Hopkins & Sutter, Chicago, IL;  Ann S. DuRoss, Assistant General Counsel, Robert D. McGillicuddy, Senior Counsel, and J. Scott Watson, Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, DC, with him on the briefs) for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alice T. Lorenz, Miller, Stratvert & Torgerson, Albuquerque, NM, (Douglas P. Lobel and John M. Lambros, Kelley, Drye & Warren, LLP, Washington, DC, with him on the brief) for the appellee.