Vicknair v. Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc.

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Joseph Vicknair and twelve other plaintiffs appealed from a district court summary judgment dismissing their asbestos-related product liability actions against Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc., and numerous other companies on the grounds that the applicable statutes of limitations had run on their claims. We affirm, concluding the district court did not err in ruling North Dakota’s six-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions did not apply to the plaintiffs’ claims and in refusing to allow additional time for discovery before ruling on the summary…