Morton v. DYSTE

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge

The district court denied appellant-physician’s motion for summary judgment and ruled that Minn.Stat. § 541.076 (2000) revived respondent’s time-barred claim. Appellant challenges the district court’s ruling, arguing that the Minnesota Legislature did not intend Minn.Stat. § 541.076 to revive claims that were time-barred by the previous statute of limitations. We reverse.

FACTS

Respondent Peter W. Morton was injured during a bicycle accident on August 27,1995. After admission to North Memorial Medical Center, appellant Dr. Gregg N. Dyste, a neurosurgeon, treated Morton’s…