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BERTSCH v. DUEMELAND

No. 20010151.

639 N.W.2d 455 (2002)

2002 ND 32

Lee BERTSCH and Bertsch Construction, Inc., Plaintiffs, Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. George "Skip" DUEMELAND and Duemeland's Realty, LLC, Defendants, Appellees and Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

February 20, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Coles, Coles Law Firm, PC, Bismarck, ND, for appellants.

Randall J. Bakke (argued), and Michael J. Hagburg (on brief), Smith Bakke Hovland Oppegard and James S. Hill (on brief), Zuger Kirmis & Smith, Bismarck, ND, for appellees.

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Lee Bertsch and Bertsch Construction, Inc., appealed a summary judgment dismissing their action against George Duemeland and Duemeland Realty, LLC, for defamation, tortious interference with a business relationship, and misappropriation of trade secrets. Duemeland cross-appealed from the denial of attorney fees. We conclude Bertsch raised genuine issues of material fact about his defamation claim, but he failed to raise genuine issues...

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