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Broten v. Carter, et al.

Docket No. 20190098
Oral Argument: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 1:30 PM

Docket Info

Title
James Broten, Plaintiff and Appellant
v.
Ralph Carter; Carter, McDonagh & Sandberg,
PLLP; and Carter Law Firm, Defendants and Appellees
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : MALPRACTICE
Appeal From
Case No. 2017-CV-02343
Northeast Central Judicial District, Grand Forks County
Steven E. McCullough
2019 ND 268935 N.W.2d 654
Oral Argument 9/24/2019

Highlight

The two year statute of limitations for malpractice claims begins to run when the client discovers his attorney’s negligence and suffers some damage.

The trial court did not abuse its discretion by awarding fees, under N.D.C.C. § 28-26-06(5), for expert witnesses who were unnecessary to resolve a motion for summary judgment when the completion of fact discovery and the disclosure of expert witnesses was required prior to the summary judgment motion deadline.


Briefs

Filing Date Description
06/07/2019 APPELLANT BRIEF View
07/08/2019 APPELLEE BRIEF (amended brief filed 9/17/19) View
07/17/2019 REPLY BRIEF View
09/17/2019 AMENDED APPELLEE BRIEF (replaces brief filed 7/8/19) View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Lee Michael Grossman - 06117
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Ian McLean - 07320
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Ronald H McLean - 03260
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Nathan Dale Severson - 06402

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 03/29/2019 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 03/29/2019
2 03/29/2019 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 04/04/2019
3 04/02/2019 ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION : McEvers, Lisa K. Fair
4 04/04/2019 Rec'd $125.00 filing fee (receipt #26980)
5 04/04/2019 NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV.
6 04/04/2019 Notice served on Lee M. Grossman and Ronald H. McLean
7 04/12/2019 ORDER OF REMAND
8 04/12/2019 Briefing schedule stayed pending remand
9 04/29/2019 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT DATED DECEMBER 17, 2018
10 04/29/2019 C.O.S. FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT DATED DECEMBER 17, 2018
11 05/02/2019 RECORD ON APPEAL DATED MAY 1, 2019 (RE-FILED AFTER REMAND) (ENTRY NOS. 1 - 138)
12 05/03/2019 AMENDED NOTICE OF APPEAL (AFTER REMAND)
13 05/07/2019 NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV.
14 05/07/2019 Notice served on Lee M. Grossman and Ronald H. McLean
15 05/10/2019 1ST ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED MAY 9, 2019 (ENTRY NOS. 139-142)
16 06/07/2019 APPELLANT BRIEF View
17 06/07/2019 APPELLANT APPENDIX
18 06/07/2019 Oral Argument Request by Appellant
19 06/12/2019 Rec'd e-filing surcharge for appendix overage (Receipt #27107)
20 06/12/2019 Rec'd 6 copies each of ATB & ATA from Central Duplicating
21 07/08/2019 APPELLEE BRIEF (amended brief filed 9/17/19) View
22 07/08/2019 APPELLEE APPENDIX
23 07/08/2019 Oral Argument Request by Appellee
24 07/12/2019 Rec'd corrections to Appendix (pages not rec'd with initial upload)
25 07/18/2019 Rec'd non-substantive corrections to AEB
26 07/18/2019 Rec'd 6 copies each of AEB & AEA from Central Duplicating
27 07/17/2019 REPLY BRIEF View
28 07/22/2019 Rec'd 6 copies of RYB from Central Duplicating
29 08/02/2019 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
30 08/12/2019 SITTING WITH THE COURT : Kapsner, Carol Ronning
31 09/17/2019 MOTION TO AMEND APPELLEES' BRIEF
32 09/17/2019 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT - Granted
33 09/17/2019 AMENDED APPELLEE BRIEF (replaces brief filed 7/8/19) View
34 09/24/2019 APPEARANCES: Lee M. Grossman; Ronald H. McLean
35 09/24/2019 ARGUED: Lee M. Grossman; Ronald H. McLean
36 09/24/2019 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
37 11/20/2019 DISPOSITION
38 11/20/2019 SPLIT OPINION : Jensen, Jon J. View
39 11/20/2019 DISSENTING : Crothers, Daniel John
40 11/20/2019 COSTS ON APPEAL TAXED IN FAVOR OF APPELLEE
41 11/21/2019 Judgment Sent to Parties
42 11/21/2019 Substitute Opinion page 10, paragraph 26 and page 12, paragraph 31
43 11/22/2019 Order Sent to Parties
44 01/10/2020 MANDATE