A controversial legal process in New Mexico allows businesses to face financial penalties exceeding their total worth based on speculative claims, with no requirement that harm has actually occurred. Critics warn the system functions as a punitive "kangaroo court," where companies risk crippling fines before they can even challenge accusations. Appeals are effectively blocked unless businesses pay additional bond amounts, raising concerns over due process and fairness. The rules appear to bypass traditional evidence standards, leaving businesses vulnerable to disproportionate penalties.
Any business in America can be hauled into a New Mexico kangaroo court on some cockamamie theory, with zero evidence anyone ever suffered as a result, and fined more than the value of your entire company — and unable to appeal unless you can cough up even more cash to post bond.
