Thorson v. Zollinger Dental, P.A.

OPINION

HALBROOKS, Judge.

Appellant challenges the district court’s decision to strike from the pleadings its affirmative defense of insufficient service of process. Because (1) appellant failed to supplement its answers to interrogatories or otherwise disclose its basis for the insufficient-service defense as required by the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure until after the relevant statute of limitations had passed and (2) respondent was prejudiced by appellant’s failure to disclose, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion by striking the affirmative defense from the…