Title: Werlinger v. Champion Healthcare Corp.
Citation: 2000 ND 102, 617 N.W.2d 131
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State: north-dakota
Issuer: north-dakota Supreme Court
Date: May 25, 2000

Werlinger v. Champion Healthcare Corp. Annotate this Case Werlinger v. Champion, 2000 ND 102, 617 N.W.2d 131 Filed May 25, 2000 IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2000 ND 102 Sister Colette Werlinger, et al., Plaintiffs and Appellees v. Champion Healthcare Corporation, a Delaware corporation, d/b/a "DHHS" and Dakota Heartland Health System; Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation of North Dakota, Inc., a North Dakota Corporation, f/k/a Champion Healthcare Corporation of North Dakota, Inc., a North Dakota Corporation, individually and as a partner in Dakota/Champion Partnership, a North Dakota general partnership, Defendants and Appellants and Dakota Medical Foundation, a North Dakota non-profit corporation, individually and as a partner in Dakota/Champion Partnership, a North Dakota general partnership, Defendant and Dakota/Champion Partnership, a North Dakota general partnership, Defendant and Appellant No. 20000034 Appeal from the District Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District, the Honorable Norman J. Backes, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Michael D. Nelson (argued), Steven E. McCullough, Ohnstad Twichell, P.C., P.O. Box 458, West Fargo, N.D. 58078-0458, and Jeff A. Bredahl, Bredahl & Associates, P.O. Box 1029, Fargo, N.D. 58107-1029, for plaintiffs and appellees. Sara Gullickson McGrane (moved the admission of Catharine Haukedahl), Catharine F. Haukedahl (argued), James M. Dawson, Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt, P.A., 601 Second Avenue South, Suite 4200, Minneapolis, MN 55402-4302, and Robert H. Swenson, Gunhus, Grinnell, Klinger, Swenson & Guy, Ltd., P.O. Box 1077, Moorhead, MN 56561-1077, for defendants and appellants. Werlinger v. Champion No. 20000034 Per Curiam. [¶1] Champion Healthcare Corporation, Champion Healthcare Corporation of North Dakota, Inc., and Dakota/Champion Partnership appealed district court orders again granting class certification under N.D.R.Civ.P. 23 after remand in Werlinger v. Champion Healthcare Corp., 1999 ND 173, 598 N.W.2d 820 . The orders are affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4). [¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Mary Muehlen Maring William A. Neumann Dale V. Sandstrom Carol Ronning Kapsner