Opinion
SC: 162076 COA: 339271
06-02-2021
Dean MCMASTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DTE ENERGY COMPANY and Ferrous Processing and Trading Company, d/b/a Ferrous Processing & Trading Co., Defendants, and DTE Electric Company, Defendant-Appellee.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the July 2, 2020 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall address: (1) whether the enactment of MCL 480.11a abrogated the appellee's common law duty of ordinary care with respect to loading cargo for transport by a commercial motor vehicle operated by the appellant; and (2) whether the appellee owed a duty to the appellant under the "shipper's exception." See United States v.Savage Truck Line, Inc. , 209 F.2d 442, 445 (C.A. 4, 1953). The appellant's brief and appendix shall be filed by September 27, 2021, with no extensions except upon a showing of good cause. The time for filing the remaining briefs shall be as set forth in MCR 7.312(E). The time allowed for oral argument shall be 20 minutes for each side. MCR 7.314(B)(1).