Opinion
SC 164902 SC 164904COA: 355402 COA: 355703 COA: 355932
04-21-2023
SHAREEF EL-JAMALY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KIRCO MANIX CONSTRUCTION, LLC, KIRCO DEVELOPMENT, LLC, and DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendants-Appellees, and KIRCO-OM PLYMOUTH, LLC, OERLIKON METCO (US), INC., GHAFARI ASSOCIATES, LLC, GHAFARI, INC., NATIONAL SAFETY RESOURCE CENTER, LLC, CHRISTOPHER STREB, and DTE ENERGY COMPANY, Defendants. SHAREEF EL-JAMALY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KIRCO MANIX CONSTRUCTION, LLC, KIRCO DEVELOPMENT, LLC, and OERLIKON METCO (US), INC., Defendants-Appellees, and KIRCO-OM PLYMOUTH, LLC, GHAFARI ASSOCIATES, LLC, GHAFARI, INC., NATIONAL SAFETY RESOURCE CENTER, LLC, CHRISTOPHER STREB, DTE ENERGY COMPANY, and DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendants. SHAREEF EL-JAMALY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KIRCO MANIX CONSTRUCTION, LLC, and KIRCO DEVELOPMENT, LLC, Defendants-Appellees, and KIRCO-OM PLYMOUTH, LLC, OERLIKON METCO (US), INC., GHAFARI ASSOCIATES, LLC, GHAFARI, INC., NATIONAL SAFETY RESOURCE CENTER, LLC, CHRISTOPHER STREB, DTE ENERGY COMPANY, and DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendants.
Wayne CC: 18-011226-NO
Elizabeth T. Clement, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Megan K. Cavanagh Elizabeth M. Welch Kyra H. Bolden, Justices
ORDER
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 1, 2022 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on the application. MCR 7.305(H)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs in accordance with MCR 7.312(E), addressing whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that: (1) the defendant Kirco Manix Construction, LLC cannot be held liable under the common work area doctrine; and (2) the defendant DTE Electric Company did not owe a duty to the plaintiff.
The Michigan Association for Justice, the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc., and the Negligence Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan are invited to file briefs amicus curiae. Other persons or groups interested in the determination of the issues presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.