STATE OF MINNESOTA

IN COURT OF APPEALS

A06-1796

Mark A. Christiansen, individually

And as trustee for the heirs of Ken J. Christiansen, Decedent, et al.

Respondents,

v.

University of Minnesota Board of Regents, et al.,

Defendants,

Wesley W. Omer,

Appellant.

Filed June 12, 2007

Certified question answered in the affirmative; Affirmed

Harten, Judge*

St. Louis County District Court

File No. 69DU-CV-05-2027

Gerald J. Brown, Attorney at Law, 501 Lake Avenue South, Suite 400, Duluth, MN 55802 (for respondents Mark A. Christiansen, Lisa Harma, Sherry Christiansen)

Jennifer L. Frisch, 360 McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak Street Southeast, Minneapolis, MN 55455-2006 (for defendant University of Minnesota Board of Regents)

Robert C. Barnes, McCarthy & Barnes, PLC, 11 East Superior Street, Suite 330, Duluth, MN 55802 (for defendant Jeramy Katchuba)

Gregory J. Holly, McGuigan & Holly, PLC, 200 Associated Bank Building, 176 North Snelling Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104 (for defendant Kevin J. McGuigan)

Matthew R. Thibodeau, Jerome D. Feriancek, Jr., Thibodeau, Johnson & Feriancek, PLLP, 800 Lonsdale Building, 302 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802 (for appellant)