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Vicknair, et al. v. Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc., et al.

Docket No. 20080139
Oral Argument: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:45pm

Docket Info

Title
Joseph M. Vicknair; Anthony Whitaker;
Theresa Zefiretto, as personal representative
for the Estate of Liborio Zefiretto;
Robert Ulshafer; John Sehr; Ray Brunet,
individually, and as personal representative
for the Estate of Eugene P. Brunet, deceased;
Violet Cooper, individually, and as personal
representative for the Estate of William H.
Cooper, deceased; Janice Hilborn, individually,
and as personal representative for the Estate
of August Freeman, deceased; Mildred Pastva,
individually, and as personal representative
for the Estate of John G. Pastva, deceased;
Cheryl Pernell, individually, and as personal
representative for the Estate of Eddie
Pernell, Sr., deceased; Lisa Sangerman,
individually, and as personal representative
for the Estate of Richard A. Christofretti,
deceased; Margaret Swygert, individually,
and as personal representative for the Estate
of Cromwell Swygert, deceased; Ruby Todd,
individually, and as personal representative
for the Estate of David D. Todd, deceased;
Rona Pourier, individually, and as personal
representative for the Estate of Hobert
Ecoffey, deceased; and Patrick Blando,
individually, and as personal representative
for the Estate of Wendell Blando, deceased; Plaintiffs and Appellants,
v.
Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc.; A.H. Bennett
Company; A.W. Kuettel & Sons, Inc.; Border
States Industries, Inc.; Columbia Boiler Co.;
Crane Co,; Dossert Corporation; DuctSox Corporation
f/k/a Frommelt Safety Products; Superior Essex Group
; Excelsior, Inc.; Foster
Wheeler, LLC; Greene, Tweed & Company;
Houston Specialty Wire & Cable Corp.; Oakfabco
f/k/a Kewanee Boiler Corporation; Rockbestos-Surprenant
Cable Corp. ; Riley
Stoker Corporation; Robertson Ceco Corporation, f/k/a
H. H. Roberson Company; Sprinkman Sons Corporation;
Weil McLain Company; Zurn Industries, Inc.; American
Standard, Inc.; The Trane Company ; United Conveyor
Corporation; S.O.S. Products Company, Inc.;
Foseco, Inc.; Fuel Economy Engineering, Co.;
J.H. France Refractories Company; Smith-Sharpe Company;
Burnham LLC, f/k/a Burnham Corporation;
Bryan Steam Corporation; Certain-Teed Corporation;
Foster Products Corporation ; Graybar Electric;
H.P. Fuller Company; Henry Vogt Machine Company;
Hobart Brothers Co.; Inductotherm Industries, Inc.;
The Jamar Company ; Kelsey-Hayes
Group ; Linde,
Inc., f/k/a BOC Group and/or Airco, Inc.;
Lincoln Electric Co.; Praxair Distribution,
Inc.; RCH Newco II; Rhone-Poulenc, Inc. ;
Union Carbide Corporation; Uniroyal, Inc.;
and The Jamar Co., individually and as
successor-in-interest to Walker Jamar Company, Defendants and Appellees
and
999 Quebec, Inc. ; ACandS, Inc. ; A.L.
Crump and Company, Inc.; A.P.I., Inc. ; A.W. Chesterton Company;
Anchor Packing Company; Apollo Piping &
Supply; Asbestos Corporation, Ltd.; Atlas Turner, Inc.;
Australian Blue Asbestos, Pty.; Bell & Gosset; Bell
Asbestos Mines, Ltd.; Building Sprinkler Company,
Inc.; CBS Corporation ; Chromalox ;Cleaver-Brooks, Division
of Aqua-Chem, Inc.; Combustion Engineering, Inc.
; Crown Cork & Seal Company,
Inc. ;
CSR, Ltd.
individually and as an alter-ego of Australian Blue
Asbestos, Pty.; Dakota Welding Supply; Deltak, L.L.C.
; Detroit Stoker; Draxton Sales;
Dresser Industries, Inc.; Durabla Manufacturing Company;
E.J. Lavino and Company, Inc.; Electric Supply Corp.;
Emerson Electric Co.; Ericsson, Inc.
; F.R.P. Products, Ltd.; F & C Supply, Inc.;
Fargo-Moorhead Insulation Company; Firebrick
Supply Co.; Fisher Governor Co.; Flintkote Company
; Flintkote Mines, Ltd.; Garlock, Inc.;
General Electric Company; George T. Walker & Co., Inc.;
Georgia-Pacific Corp.; Hercules Chemical Company,
Inc.; Hickory Insulation Co.; Honeywell, Inc.; Hopeman
Brothers, Inc.; Illinois Insulation Contracting
Company, Inc. ; Ingersoll-Rand Company; Insulation Services,
Inc.; International Vermiculite Co.; Jerguson Gage & Valve;
John Crane, Inc. ;
Johnston Boiler Co.; Lac d'Amiante du Quebec, Ltee.
; Lochinvar; M.W.
Kellogg Company; MacArthur Company; Mandan
Electric Supply; Marmon Corporation; McMaster
Carr Supply Company; McNeil Refactories, Inc.;
Mellema Company; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company;
Mine Safety Appliance Company; Minnesota Mining &
Manufacturing; Northern Plumbing Supply, Inc.;
The Okonite Company, Inc.; Owens-Illinois, Inc.;
Parker Boiler Co.; Paul A. Douden; Pfizer, Inc.; Pipe,
Valve & Fittings Company; Power Process Equipment, Inc.;
Quigley Co., Inc.; Quin-T Corporation; Rapid-American
Corporation; Research Cottrell, Inc.;
Rockwell International Corporation; Rome Cable
Corp.; Roughrider Supply;
Ryall Electric Supply Co.; Samuel Moore & Co.; SEPCO
Corporation; Stemmerich Supply Co.; Superior Boiler Works, Inc.;
Sussman Electric Boilers; Thermo Electric Co.; U.S. Filter Co.;
Union Boiler Co.; and Victor H. Leeby Company, Defendants
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : TORTS (NEGLIGENCE, LIAB., NUIS.)
Appeal From
Case No. 08-C-00350
South Central Judicial District, Morton County
Robert O. Wefald
2009 ND 113767 N.W.2d 171
Oral Argument 3/18/2009

Highlight

The availability of an adequate alternative forum is a prerequisite to granting a motion to dismiss based on forum non conveniens, and an adequate alternative forum does not exist if the statute of limitations has expired in the proposed alternative forum.


Briefs

Filing Date Description
11/24/2008 APPELLANT BRIEF (e-filed) View
02/09/2009 APPELLEE BRIEF (Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc.) View
03/12/2009 REPLY BRIEF (e-filed) View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Richard John Leighton - 04847
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Kyle Brown Mansfield - 04723
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE David Thomas Schach - 06491
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Nicholas John O'Connell - 06251
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Thomas Dice Jensen - 05680
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Not Licensed in ND - 00002
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Not Licensed in ND - 00002
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Kent Benedict Gravelle - 05967
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Not Licensed in ND - 00002
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE John Christopher Hughes - 06001

(Note: Attachments may not be available for recently filed cases and/or confidential documents.)

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 06/17/2008 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 06/16/2008
2 06/19/2008 RECORD ON APPEAL
3 06/19/2008 ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION : Maring, Mary Muehlen
4 06/26/2008 NOTICE OF CROSS APPEAL by Phelps Dodge Industries
5 06/26/2008 Clerk's Supplemental Certificate of Record dated June 25, 2008, with entries 8-9 attached
6 07/11/2008 DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRETY OF THE TWO ORIGINAL CASES IN THE RECORD ON APPEAL.
7 07/11/2008 NO ACTION TAKEN (DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRETY OF THE TWO ORIGINAL CASES IN THE ROA)
8 07/21/2008 Clerk's Second Supplemental Certificate of Record on Appeal dated July 18, 2008, w/attach 10-20
9 07/21/2008 NOTICE OF CROSS APPEAL filed by American Std, Trane Company, United Conveyor & SOS Products
10 07/21/2008 NOTICE OF CROSS APPEAL filed by A.H. Bennett Co.; A.W. Kuettel & Sons; et al.
11 07/21/2008 Request and Order for Transcript by Appellees A.H. Bennett Co., et al.
12 07/21/2008 NOTICE OF CROSS APPEAL filed by Crane Co.
13 07/28/2008 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF
14 07/28/2008 ACTION BY CLERK (MAT) - Granted : 08/25/2008
15 08/05/2008 Misc. correspondence regarding Mot. to Include Entire Record filed in trial court
16 08/11/2008 Sua Sponte Motion for Remand to trial court
17 08/11/2008 ACTION BY ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE (Mot/Remand) (Sua Sponte) - Granted
18 08/11/2008 ORDER OF REMAND
19 08/12/2008 Order of Remand Mailed to Parties
20 08/14/2008 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
21 08/19/2008 MOT. EXT/TIME TRANSCRIPT
22 08/19/2008 ACTION BY TRIAL COURT (MTR) - Granted : 09/14/2008
23 08/21/2008 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF
24 08/21/2008 E-FILED MOTION (MAT)
25 08/25/2008 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT - Granted : 11/17/2008
26 09/22/2008 TRANSCRIPTS DATED July 13, 2006, December 8, 2006, & June 11, 2007
27 09/22/2008 DISK - tra (7-13-06, 12-8-06, & 6-11-07) (e-mailed)
28 09/22/2008 Proof of Service of Transcripts
29 10/31/2008 Refiled RECORD ON APPEAL, w/Separate Nos. 14 & 30 (transcripts) and Record in Morton Co. No.
30 10/31/2008 02-C-1680 (56 vols. & Trans. dated 4-20-06; not rec'd: 707-Substitution of Counsel
31 10/31/2008 & 743-Defendant's Notice of Motion) and Record in Morton Co. No.
32 10/31/2008 02-C-1681 (40 vols.) Not rec'd: 171-Substitution of Counsel/Consent; 291-Notice of Motion & Motion
33 10/31/2008 to Admit Ailana T. McIntosh Pro Hac Vice; 292 (Affidavit of Aliana T. McIntosh); 293 (Affidavit of
34 10/31/2008 Service by Mail; & 300 (Order--Aliana McIntosh)
35 11/13/2008 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF & Affidavit in Support (e-mailed)
36 11/13/2008 E-FILED MOTION (Mot/Ext/ATB)
37 11/13/2008 ACTION BY CLERK (Mot/Ext/ATB) - Granted : 11/24/2008
38 11/22/2008 MOTION OF APPELLANTS FOR DISMISSAL OF ALL CROSS-APPEALS & MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT - RspDue : 12/05/2008
39 11/24/2008 APPELLANT BRIEF (e-filed) View
40 11/24/2008 E-FILED BRIEF (ATB)
41 11/24/2008 APPELLANT APPENDIX (e-filed) PDF
42 11/24/2008 E-FILED APPENDIX (PDF)
43 11/25/2008 MOTION FOR Extension of Time to File Response to Motion for Dismissal of All Cross-Appeal
44 11/25/2008 ACTION BY CLERK (granted/extension to file responses) - Granted : 12/11/2008
45 11/28/2008 Received $152.50 surcharge for ATB, ATA, and Motion. (Receipt #18631)
46 12/02/2008 Received 7 copies of ATB from Central Duplicating
47 12/02/2008 Received 6 copies of ATA from Central Duplicating
48 12/04/2008 Updated Affidavits of Robert E. Diehl & Heather H. Neubuer
49 12/04/2008 ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION : Kapsner, Carol Ronning
50 12/04/2008 ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION : Crothers, Daniel John
51 12/11/2008 APPELLEES & CROSS-APPELLANTS' OPPOSITION TO MOTION BY APPELLANTS FOR DISMISSAL OF ALL CROSS APPEALS
52 12/11/2008 EFILED RESPONSE (Appellees & Cross Appellants' Opposition)
53 12/12/2008 APPELLEES & CROSS-APPELLANTS' OPP. TO MOT. BY AT'S FOR DISMISSAL OF ALL CROSS APPEALS (STORSLEE)
54 12/12/2008 EFILED RESPONSE (Appellees & Cross Appellants' Opposition) STORSLEE
55 12/12/2008 MOTION TO FILE A REPLY TO RESPONSE (E-FILED)
56 12/12/2008 E-FILED MOTION (MOTION TO FILE A REPLY TO RESPONSE)
57 12/16/2008 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (MOT. TO FILE REPLY TO THE RESPONSE). - Granted : 12/23/2008
58 12/23/2008 Response Filed
59 12/23/2008 E-FILED MOTION (Reply Memorandum in Support of Motion by Appellants, etc.)
60 01/02/2009 E-filing surcharge for Reply Memorandum; receipt no. 18665
61 01/02/2009 SITTING WITH THE COURT : Hodny, William F.
62 01/13/2009 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (Mot. Dismiss All Cross-Appeal) - Granted
63 01/13/2009 Reset due date for Appellees' Briefs after dismissal of cross-appeals
64 01/13/2009 Reset due date for Appellees' Briefs after dismissal of cross-appeals - Granted : 02/12/2009
65 02/09/2009 APPELLEE BRIEF (Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc.) View
66 02/09/2009 APPELLEE APPENDIX (includes a cd at the back of the appendix) (Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc.)
67 02/09/2009 DISK of AEB (CD) (Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc.)
68 02/10/2009 Letter from Michael D. Sharkey dated 2-10-09 RE: Appellee Fuel Economy Engineering Co. rests upon
69 02/10/2009 the arguments made by other appellees
70 02/10/2009 Updated Affidavit of Michael D. Sharkey (e-filed)
71 02/11/2009 Ltr dtd 2-11-09 from Nicholas J. O'Connell re adopting and incorporating briefs of AE (e-mailed)
72 02/12/2009 Letter from Steven Storslee dated 2-11-09 RE Crane Co. adopts & incorporates the briefs,submissions
73 02/12/2009 & arguments of other appellees
74 02/12/2009 E-mailed letter dated 2-12-09 from David Schach Re: United Conveyor Corporation & S.O.S. Products
75 02/12/2009 Co. adopts & incorporates the briefs, submissions, & arguments of Appellee Phelps-Dodge Ind.
76 02/12/2009 E-mailed letter dated 2-12-09 from Robert E. Diehl Re Appellees A.H. Bennett Co., A.W. Kuettel,
77 02/12/2009 Border States Ind., Columbia Boiler Co., Dossert Corp., Ductsox Corp., Superior Essex,
78 02/12/2009 Excelior, Inc., Foster Wheeler LLC, Greene, Tweed & Co., Houston Wire & Cable Co.,
79 02/12/2009 Oakfabco, Inc. (f/k/a Kewanee Boil Corp.), Rockbestos-Surprenant Cable Corp., Riley Stoker
80 02/12/2009 Corp., RCH Newco II, LLC, f/k/a Robertson Ceco Corp. an alleged successor to H.H. Robertson Co.,
81 02/12/2009 Sprinkmann Sons Corp. of Illinois, Weil-McLain, & Zurn Industries, LLC, f/k/a Zurn Industries,
82 02/12/2009 adopt & incorporate the briefs, submissions, & arguments of Appellee Phelps-Dodge Industries
83 02/13/2009 Letter from Shawnda Ereth dated 2-12-09 re: Burnham LLC adopts & incorporates briefs, submissions,
84 02/13/2009 and arguments of other appellees
85 02/16/2009 E-mailed Letter from Paul R. Oppegard dated 2-16-09 RE: Uniroyal;
86 02/16/2009 Airco, Inc.; Hobart Brothers Company; Lincoln Electric Company; Praxair Distribution
87 02/16/2009 Inc.; Inductotherm; Graybar; & Kelsey-Hayes adopt & incorporate briefs, submissions, &
88 02/16/2009 of Appellee Phelps-Dodge
89 02/17/2009 Faxed letter from W. Todd Haggart dated 2-17-09 RE: American Standard & The Trane Co. adopt the
90 02/17/2009 briefs & arguments of Phelps-Dodge Industries
91 02/17/2009 E-mailed letter from Jane Dynes dated 2-17-09 RE: Appellees Certainteed Corporation, H.P.
92 02/17/2009 Fuller Company, Foster Products Corporation, Rhone-Poulenc, Inc. & Union Carbide Corporation
93 02/17/2009 adopt & incorporate the briefs, submissions, and arguments of Phelps-Dodge Industries
94 02/18/2009 E-mailed letter from Richard J. Leighton dated 2-18-09 RE: Appellees The Jamar Company and Walker
95 02/18/2009 Jamar Company adopt & incorporate briefs, submissions, & arguments of Phelps Dodge Ind.
96 02/19/2009 Letter from Thomas D. Jensen dated 2-16-09 RE: Appellee Smith-Sharpe Co. adopts & incorporates
97 02/19/2009 the briefs, submissions, & arguments of Phelps-Dodge
98 02/20/2009 Letter from Kent B. Gravelle dated 2-20-09 RE:Appellee Henry Vogt Machine Co. adopts & incorporates
99 02/20/2009 the briefs, submissions, & arguments of Appellee Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc.
100 02/23/2009 SITTING WITH THE COURT : Goodman, Ronald E.
101 02/25/2009 E-mailed letter from Stacey Tjon Bossart dated 2-25-09 RE: Appellee Bryan Steam LLC adopts &
102 02/25/2009 incorporates the briefs, submissions, & arguments of Phelps-Dodge
103 02/25/2009 SITTING WITH THE COURT : Smith, Kirk
104 02/27/2009 MOT. EXT/TIME REPLY BRIEF & BRIEF IN SUPPORT (e-filed)
105 02/27/2009 E-FILED MOTION (MRY)
106 02/27/2009 ACTION BY CLERK (MRY) - Granted : 03/10/2009
107 03/10/2009 MOT. EXT/TIME REPLY BRIEF
108 03/10/2009 E-FILED MOTION - MRY
109 03/11/2009 ACTION BY CLERK - MRY - Granted : 03/12/2009
110 03/12/2009 REPLY BRIEF (e-filed) View
111 03/12/2009 E-FILED BRIEF (RYB)
112 03/13/2009 Seven copies of RYB made
113 03/18/2009 APPEARANCES: David C. Thompson; Larry L. Boschee
114 03/18/2009 ARGUED: Thompson; Boschee
115 03/18/2009 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
116 06/29/2009 DISPOSITION
117 06/29/2009 UNANIMOUS OPINION : Sandstrom, Dale V. View
118 06/29/2009 Costs on appeal taxed in favor of Appellant's
119 06/29/2009 Judgment e-mailed to Parties
120 07/07/2009 PETITION FOR REHEARING View
121 07/07/2009 DISK - PER (CDROM)
122 07/21/2009 MOTION FOR Substitute pages 1 & 2 (sua sponte)
123 07/21/2009 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (substitute pages 1 & 2 of Opinion) - Granted
124 07/21/2009 Substitute Opinion Pages 1 & 2
125 07/24/2009 Order Mailed to Parties (substitute pages)
126 07/31/2009 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (Pet/Rehearing) - Denied
127 08/13/2009 MANDATE
128 08/17/2009 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
129 01/16/2020 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed