Davis, et al. v. Mercy Medical Center, et al.
Docket No. 20220325
Oral Argument:
Thursday, May 4, 2023 2:45 PM
Docket Info
- Title
- Michael Davis and Kimberly Davis, Plaintiffs and Appellees
v.
Mercy Medical Center d/b/a CHI St.
Alexius Health Williston; and David
Keene, M.D., Defendants and Appellants
and
and Cherise Norby, N.P., Defendant - Case Type
- CIVIL APPEAL : MALPRACTICE
- Appeal From
-
Case No. 2019-CV-00589
Northwest Judicial District, Williams County
Benjamen James Johnson
2023 ND 153994 N.W.2d 380
Oral Argument
5/4/2023
Highlight
In a negligence action, a proximate cause is a cause which, as a natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any controlling intervening cause, produces the injury, and without which it would not have occurred.
A court will not disturb a jury’s damages verdict unless the verdict is so excessive or inadequate as to be without evidentiary support.
The jury must determine the damages to which a party is entitled within reasonable limits, based upon the evidence. If those limits have been exceeded, it is the court’s duty to make a proper reduction or grant a new trial.
Counsel
| Party | Type | Name |
|---|---|---|
| AMICUS CURIAE | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Jeffrey Scott Weikum - 05344 |
| APPELLANT | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Not Licensed in ND - 00002 |
| APPELLANT | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Tracy Vigness Kolb - 05338 |
| APPELLEE | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Not Licensed in ND - 00002 |
| APPELLANT | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Rodger Allen Hagen - 05659 |
| APPELLEE | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Mark Vincent Larson - 03587 |
| APPELLEE | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Not Licensed in ND - 00002 |
| APPELLEE | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Anders Larson - 09050 |
(Note: Attachments may not be available for recently filed cases and/or confidential documents.)
| Seq. # | Filing Date | Description | Attachment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11/04/2022 | NOTICE OF APPEAL : 11/04/2022 | View |
| 2 | 11/04/2022 | ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 11/14/2022 | View |
| 3 | 11/09/2022 | Rec'd filing fee | |
| 4 | 11/09/2022 | Affidavit of Julia J. Nierengarten in support of Admission to Practice Pro Hac Vice | View |
| 5 | 11/14/2022 | NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV. | View |
| 6 | 11/14/2022 | Notice Served on Tracy V. Kolb, Rodger A. Hagen & Julia J. Nierengarten/Mark V. Larson, | |
| 7 | 11/14/2022 | Anders Larson, Lauren Gallagher & Jed Kurzban | |
| 8 | 11/14/2022 | MOTION FOR REMAND (SUA SPONTE) | |
| 9 | 11/14/2022 | ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (SUA SPONTE) - Granted | |
| 10 | 11/14/2022 | ORDER OF REMAND | View |
| 11 | 11/14/2022 | Order/Judgment Sent to Parties | |
| 12 | 11/14/2022 | Affidavit of Lauren Gallagher in support of Admission to Practice Pro Hac Vice | View |
| 13 | 11/14/2022 | Affidavit of Jed Kurzban in support of Admission to Practice Pro Hac Vice | View |
| 14 | 12/05/2022 | ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED DECEMBER 2, 2022 (ENTRY NOS. 1-474) (RE-FILED) | View |
| 15 | 01/05/2023 | All Transcripts Filed in Record | |
| 16 | 01/10/2023 | 1ST ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED JANUARY 9, 2023 (ENTRY NOS. 475-486) | View |
| 17 | 01/27/2023 | MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF | View |
| 18 | 01/29/2023 | ACTION BY CLERK - Granted : 03/16/2023 | |
| 19 | 01/30/2023 | 2ND ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED JANUARY 27, 2023 (ENTRY NOS. 487-490) | |
| 20 | 03/16/2023 | APPELLANT BRIEF | View |
| 21 | 03/16/2023 | Oral Argument Request by Appellant | |
| 22 | 03/20/2023 | Rec'd corrections to ATB (Spacing & tables) | |
| 23 | 03/22/2023 | Rec'd 4 copies of ATB from CSD | |
| 24 | 04/14/2023 | APPELLEE BRIEF | View |
| 25 | 04/14/2023 | Oral Argument Request by Appellee | |
| 26 | 04/14/2023 | MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE | View |
| 27 | 04/17/2023 | ACTION BY CLERK - Granted | |
| 28 | 04/17/2023 | AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF | View |
| 29 | 04/17/2023 | Rec'd corrections to AEB (Table spacing and title) | |
| 30 | 04/19/2023 | NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT | |
| 31 | 04/18/2023 | Rec'd 4 copies of AEB from CSD | |
| 32 | 04/19/2023 | Rec'd 4 copies of ACB from CSD | |
| 33 | 04/28/2023 | REPLY BRIEF | View |
| 34 | 05/01/2023 | AMENDED NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT (ZOOM) | |
| 35 | 05/01/2023 | Rec'd 4 copies of RYB from CSD | |
| 36 | 05/04/2023 | APPEARANCES: Tracy V. Kolb, Rodger A. Hagen & Julia J. Nierengarten; Mark V. Larson, | |
| 37 | 05/04/2023 | Jed Kurzban & Lauren Gallagher | |
| 38 | 05/04/2023 | ARGUED: Tracy V. Kolb; Jed Kurzban | |
| 39 | 05/04/2023 | ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST | |
| 40 | 08/17/2023 | DISPOSITION (and Remanded) | |
| 41 | 08/17/2023 | UNANIMOUS OPINION : Crothers, Daniel John | View |
| 42 | 08/17/2023 | Judgment | View |
| 43 | 08/17/2023 | By Order of the Court, costs to neither party | |
| 44 | 09/08/2023 | MANDATE |