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ORDER MEMORANDUM GRAN GRANTI TING NG PA TlAL TlAL SUMMAR SUMMAR JUDGME JUDGMENT NT lson lson Dr Revi Review ew J,P; J,P;

Defendants.

puni puniti tive ve dama damage ges. s. Stephen

an all, all, Es .,

Pear Pearso son, n, Rand Randal al

Schumacher,

Charles Gross, l v . t N " 55102-

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de on trat trat ng

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moth moth r.

mental mentally ly ill

hich hich

ould ould eq ir

desperate

him to kill kill peop people le in an upco upcomi ming ng "ult "ultim imat at

storm." Plaintiff,

to

gran grandm dmot othe her, r, wh

Markin in so with Mark

comm commun unic icat ated ed

ia emai email. l.

Ma king kingso so

bein wrote of bein

storm,"

in Mi

to

esot esota, a, Th

Ma:r:kingson returned to Minnesota,

in

Mr sata satani ni

ritual Center

su sequ sequen en ly tran transf sfer erre re

to Fair Fairvi vi

Univ Univ rsit rsit

Medi Medi al Cent Center er Hosp Hospit ital al

Ri ersi erside de Ca pu

to

psychiatrist 'With

il ak

de isio isions ns rega regard rdin in

agains agains Markin Markingso gso

in

is medi medi al reat reatme me t,

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mentalillness

beca became me prog progre ress ssiv ivel el SOl1S

occasi occasion on

an

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td

wors wors te iora iorati ti

throughout

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th stud study. y. ltip ltiple le

Plaint Plaintiff iff believ believes es her warn warnin ings gs were were igno ignore red. d.

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the

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Mi Consum Consume): e): Protec Protectio tio

AsrraZene eneca ca Statutes by AsrraZ

to

id ef ects ects ther ther by

isle islead adin in

tr atin atin

fOT

lose erta ertain in mate materi rial al fa ts failing to is lose

disc disclo lose se that that

hy icia icians ns

eroq eroque ue wa asso associ ciat ated ed wi

nd atie atient nts; s;

(7 unla unlawf wful ul trad trad

erio erious us

prac practi tice ce

drug

agains AsrraZ AsrraZene eneca. ca. merchantability agains S i . " I > : m.otions

violat ated ed th it viol dead deadli line ne

for: for: expert moved to stri strike ke cert certai ai

exhibits

to

ef nd nt

Plai Plaint ntif iff' f'

moti motion on to dd

su se ue tl

oine oine

cl im 01pu 01puni niti tive ve da ages ages an

th rema rema ning ning

in

Minn. Stat 14 .6

an

fo

um ar

ud me t.

summary judgment

Fifth,

claim for puniti punitive ve

to

Fo reas reason on egli eglige genc nc

fort set fort

belo below, w, all laim laim ar di mi se

laim laim Co nt 2) ga ns

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"if

MINH

if it

R. it

es luti lution on

Zapp Zapp

v: Fahey,

.W.2 .W.2

258, 258, 259259-60 60

(.Minn. 1976).

trial

is to dete determ rmin in

ton 'C

ei

evid evid nc

or reso resolv lv

v: Twin (stating, "i se

Murphy

(Minn.

N.W. N.W.2d 2d 507, 507,51 51 rati rati na trie trier: r:

a //ss o

fa

trial exists.

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(.M:inn. 1997 1997 (alt (alter erat atio io

in orig origin inal al (quo (quoti ting ng

to

( M i n n . 1995 1995 (cit (citin in Wa Wart rtni nick ck

v,

Moss

( M i n n . 1992».

pa

Carlisle v,

ma

in v,

Ce id an

or .,

08

.W.2 .W.2

524, 524, 30-3 30-3

( M i n n . Ct

pp 1993 1993 ..

in in he v:

1981).

favo favor, r,

ie hs

v.

(Minn.

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Stri Strike ke Affi Affida davi vits ts an Exhi Exhibi bits ts Astra'Zcneca is moving

to

stra stra Zene Zeneca ca in

Plai Plaint nt ff nten ntends ds to us th affi affi avit avit agai agains ns

will

briefs. Se MINN MINN GEN. GEN. R. PRAC PRAC 115. 115.04 04(c (c). ).

certain ex ib ts

Board

rgue rgue

esig esigne ne

at he obje object ct onab onable le

to conf confus us

xhib xhibit it

er pres presen ente te

with

Minn the issues issues.jn .jn co traven traventi tion on of Minn

with respect all

to

as um

fr

otio otio

this ruling

to stri stri e, but the

all

thes thes

exhi exhibi bi

be admissible at trial, r.

references within leng length th

docu docume ment nt

it moti motion on

the

COUrt

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fail to

is

Summa.ry Iudgment by he Univ Unive! e!~i ~iry ry of Minn Minnes esot ot

they

he affi affi av t, itse itself lf stat states es that that it is directed to ad la for puniti punitive ve damages.

Schulz's

Plaintiff's

motion

,In th same same vein vein th Co to CA"p=d al able able time time an

note note th t, du to th natu natu reso reso rces rces s1;l s1;l:i :i.p .p in hy erbo erbole le

of erta ertain in brie briefs fs in thi case, case, the COUIt COUItwa wa requir required ed frcm frcm ar umen ument, t, atte attemp mpti ting ng

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ee MINN MINN STAT STAT

.736 .736

ubd. ubd.

gene genera ra rule rule

MI N. T. T. 3.732, subd, 1(

Se

defi defi ID

stat stat

to incl includ ud

th Univ Univer ersi sity ty of

MINN. MINN. STAT. STAT.

an

immune, fo exam exampl ple, e,

fO

disc discre reti tion onar ar

MINN MINN ST.A ST.AT. T.

duty duty .... ....

"los "los

caus caused ed

the perforrnancc

Jan

(Minn. 19 6) poli to poli

ym king king or lann lannin ingg-le leve ve

ac ivit ivitie ies, s, as oppo oppose se

tatu tatuto tory ry immu immu it

to oper operat atio io al acti activi viti ti s,

( M i n n . 1988 1988). ).

judg judgme ment nt

John Johnso so

v;

(1v.linn.

has

M i n n 1 9 97 97 ) statutory immunity analysis go ernm ernmen enta ta

deci decisi sion on

be ng chal challe leng nged ed." ."

Nort Norton on sr

450 (Minn.

with respect

thus thus immu immune ne

frOID

to

v,

appl applie ie

Se

hcth hcthe. e. immu immuni nity ty









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in in firs impr impres essi sion on matter of firs

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289 et seq

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Th Se reta retary ry ha by gran grant, t, cont contra ract ct 07; invo invo ving ving huma huma ubje ubject ct subm submit it in cont contra ract ct Orcoop Orcooper erat ativ iv gxee gxeero ro nt assu assura ra ce that it

sati satisf sf ct ry to he

ec etar etar

OJ:

42 U.S.C. U.S.C.A. A. fact fact

onfe onfe

28

Th

ec etar etar

ubse ubsequ qu ntly ntly

erta ertain in nonnon-di disc scre reti tion onar ar

obli obliga gati tion on

ro ulga ulgate te

such such eg 11.t 11.tio ions ns that that did, in

on IREs IREs

ee

e t s eq eq .

07), 07), writ writte te

roce rocedu du es

45

F.

108( 108(a) a)), ), an

46.116).8 With rega rega

to th se ge e.ra e.ra

icta icta es

lain lainti tiff ff is corr correc ec

in at

20.)









in ri hI an expl explic icit itly ly vest vest

el ar

ubje ubject cts. s.

45 C, _R 46.1 46.109 09(b (b

This This pr visi vision on

IREs IREs ther theref efor ore, e, with to

su

tand tandar ar s,

tsel tsel

is fund fundam amen enta tall ll

olic olicyy- akin akin

de isio ision. n.

de ar

ro

It necess necessita itates tes line-d line-draw rawing ing

in associated with

"axe "axe easo easona na lein lein thos thos

in

elat elatio io

to

risk risk "[b] "[b] us.i us.ingpr ngproc oced ed re

hi

on iste istent nt with

ar

."

in 45 C.F. C.F.R. R.

.s 46 107( 107(a) a)

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Cour Cour prev previo ious usly ly dete determ rmin ined ed Holmquist

N.W.2 State, 42 N.W.2

=r

ecis ecisio ions ns .. whic whic

invo invoke ke

yin

to

1988 (" ti .. th eval 230, 231r32 (Minn. 1988 evalua ua io

rh disc discre reti tion onar ar

func functi tion on exce except ptio io

affo afford rdin in

an

gove gove ment mental al

immu immuni nity ty ")

that

the

Tort Tort Clai Claims ms Act. 'With

prejudice.

by Docto1:$ Count

In failing

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affi affida davi vits ts as set fort fort

unde unde

sati satisf sf

me requ requir irem emen ents ts

Minn.

Plaintiff's Plaintiff's e:t..-pert e:t..-pertaffidavits affidavits fail

icid e. aI.tI..U,lgson SUlC1

provided in th

expc expc:n :n affi affida davi vits ts is suff suffic icie ient nt unde unde Minn. Stat.

dism dismis is th expert









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it

pr judi judi

nt

e..

M I N N . ST.AT.

2002,

statute to

MINN. STAT. HI

in road road conc conclu luso sory ry

to

ofte ofte

gran grandi dios os

verb verbia iage ge rela relati ting ng

nd

to

in this in

ethica ethica matter matter [sic [sic]. ].

pope pope

ff at

om p e e n a n e th th ic ic a c l n ic ic a c a offer c om

described in

c om om pe p e te te n

to

e f e ttee ll!! e u . U n iu iu : o f M i nn nn es es o a ,

11. (e ph si

adde added) d).) .) Su h.

( M i n n . 2002)_

in

of caus causat atio ion. n. It

to

moni monito to

Mark Markin ings gson on's 's











to

au si si n treatment c au

h i psyc psycho hosi si

to pers persis is

hu

ausi ausing ng bis death by ritua ritualis listic tic psycho psychotic tic

1L detailed with

SUppOrL the medi medica ca

negl neglig igen ence ce claim.

r.

provided

Dr. Schulz in that that si gl

is t.

it ou

t.." t.."{p {per ersu supp ppor ort, t, th

edic edical al

Co

Mark Markin in son' son'

in or ed

nsen nsen

by no info inform rmin in

im with

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to

dury, brea breach ch an

A.

caus causat atio ion. n.

c ! Y -S -S po p o ns ns o s h Claim

harm

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to

(Minn. 1982).

to

its Furthermore, Plai Plaint ntif if prospectiveresearch

(Compl,

lleg lleges es that that Astt Astt:a :a enec enec

brea breach ched ed it

subj subjec ects ts by cre. cre.at atin in ince incent ntiv iv

that that









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suic suicid ide. e."1 "1

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casual link

hats hats ev r,

prod produc uctt-li liab abil ilit it he he

C la l a im im s

clai claims ms agai agains ns Astr AstraZ aZen enec ec

by xp rt te ti on

OJ;

fail

otherwise, between AstraZeneca's

adult

Astr Astra' a'Ze Zeri riec ec

fail failed ed to prov provid id

info inform rmat atio io

by

to

is ul imat imat ly resp respon onsi sibl bl

fo r:th r:th in or ed cons cons em

prejudice.

ot

to

en

th

la

by

la ti

clai clai

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agai agains ns

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MINN MINN ST.A ST.AT. T.

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Dr Stephen

500 Minnea Minneapol polis, is, :M

Dr, Charles

Schulz.

fully informed in

ORDER 1.

claim

fO

puni punitiv tiv ik

motions

motion

ibit ibit

in connection with Plaintiff's motion to

for sum.m.ar:y sum.m.ar:yjudg judgment ment by me Board of Regents for the Univ Univ rsit rsit

they

part partie ie

dama damage ges. s.

ar dism dismis isse se

with prejudice.

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