1. Call to Order
2. Membership: New members are Timothy Purdon and Judge James Bekken.
3. Election of Vice-Chair (attorney member)
4. Approval of June Minutes
5. Financial Report
6. Interim Activities
7. Instructions
1. Ordinary Negligence, Assumption of Risk (products liability, non-products liability), Distracting Circumstances, Momentary Forgetfulness of Danger (K. Brust, D. Vogel, S. Plambeck)2. Constructive Fraud/Deceit (S. Plambeck)
3. Consideration of a request for a jury instruction "on the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt on non-existence of self-defense issue as an essential element of the crime. See also 12.1-01-03(e) NDCC."(J. McLees)
4. DUI/APC (T. Slorby)
5. Earning Capacity (J. McLees)
6. Review instructions submitted by Judge Medd from a case involving intentionally interference with a business advantage, breaching an employment agreement, and interfering with the patient/physician relationship. Instructions to review include Conversion, When a Lease of Real Property Expires, Leases - Notice by Landlord to Change Term - When Effective, Tortious Interference with Contractual Relationships, Tortious Interference with a Business and Prospective Economic Advantage, Loss of Profits as Damages, Nominal Damages - Defined, and Duplication of Damages (B. Blazer)
7. Possession (Judge Bekken)
8. Next Meeting: March 1 and 2, 2001