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{{Construction Site}}'''Flatt v. Kantak and Meritcare''' is a 1999 North Dakota case. The parents of Josiah Flatt sued in [https://www.ndcourts.gov/court-locations/cass-county Cass County District Court], Civil Case No. 99-3761. , Dr. [https://www.sanfordhealth.org/doctors/sunita-kantak Sunita Kantak] who circumcised Josiah Flatt and [https://library.ndsu.edu/fargo-history/?q=content/fargo-clinic-and-meritcare-health-system Meritcare Hospital of Fargo] where he was circumcised. The plaintiffs were represented by [[Zenas Baer]] of Hawley, Minnesota.<ref name="forum1999">{{REFnews
* http://www.circumstitions.com/flatt.html
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|title=Fargo couple want ban on female genital mutilation to include boys
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}}</ref> served as expert witnesses for the defendants.
The jury ruled that Dr. Kantak was not negligent in in explaining the risks of circumcision to Anita Flatt for her newborn son, Josiah.<ref name="forster2003">{{REFnews
|title=Judge hears circumcision trial request
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Zenas Baer, attorney for the plaintiffs petitioned the court for a new trial.<ref name="forster2003" />
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* http://www.circumstitions.com/Law.html
* http://arclaw.org/resources/articles/circumcision-case-proceed-trial
* http://www.cirp.org/news/theforum02-14-03/
* http://www.boystoo.com/legal/informconsent1.htm
* http://www.boystoo.com/press/flattpress.htm
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