Opinion
SC: 160927 COA: 345751
07-16-2021
Jordan CYR, Janis Aichinger, Carol Alsay, Sonja Alvarez, Brandon Anderson, Walter Baranowski, Jessica Bernier, Jessie Brown, Alonso Cano, Desiree Carey, Kathleen L. Carman, Julie Castagno, Russell Chatwin, Debra Cheetham, Jessica Evangeline Christie, Tarrah Ciarimboli, Kee Claar, Maureen Clemon, Jaavon Colbert, Kayla Coleman, Heidi Collison, Erica Cooper, Nichole Cruz, Larry Dennison, Tawny Dmytriw, Sheryl Dodd, Nicole Dorr, Leslie Douglass, Brian Downing, Gabrille Drayton, Sydney Drennan, Caleb Duda, Jackie Easterwood, Pamela Enderle, Jennifer Faircloth, Teresa Gann, Melissa Gerkin, Heather Goggins, Jenna Graham, Elizabeth Gray, Lindsay Gregory, Christina Guerrero, Frank Gutierrez, Jason Hamel, Virginia Hamm, Jillian Hardman, Joanne Heady, Adrienne Herbst, Carmen Hernandez, Samantha Hill, Jennifer Hobson, Tomeka Hurse, Sarah Jacob, Jeremiah Johnson, Robert Kalbaugh, Olivia Kellogg, Kay King, Rochelle King, Nick Lapointe, Kaycee Larson, Betty Leasure, Brenda Limbrick-Sanders, Jenna Little, Alma Martin, Richard McCarthy, Richard McGuire, Jr., Anna Meader, Gary Michael, Amanda Miller, Angela Miller, Julieanna Morales, Lisa Murphy, Pamela Nearing, David Newland, Ashley Nicholson, Pam Norton, Susie Olaughlin, Kendra Peeler, Marissa Pettit, Amber Phelps, Gabrielle Powlowsky, James Pratt, Josofat Rendon, Elise Rispoli, Aida Rivas, Nichole Rom, Melanie Russell, Josh Sentinella, Jonathan Sivert, Mallory Smith, Nikki Smith, Brandi Snider, Deborah Snow, Teresa Spurger, Janai Stanberry, Jennifer Taylor, Jeremy Tessier, Sara Tobias, Jordan Truppner, Sarah Van Tassel, Jose Vazquez, Lee Vines, Tracey Voeltner, Hannah Ware, Thelma Warford, Imeisha Washington, Japonica Waters, Virginia Wheeler, Robyn White, Vitina White, Sue Wilson, William Wise, Donna Wojcik, Victoria Woods, Mandi Wright, Michael Yates, Crystal Yoder, and Shawn Robert Jolly, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.
Order
On order of the Court, the motion for reconsideration of this Court's November 4, 2020 order is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that reconsideration of our previous order is warranted. MCR 7.311(G).
Welch, J. (concurring).
I agree that denial of plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration of this Court's November 4, 2020 order denying leave to appeal is appropriate under MCR 7.311(G). I write separately because I am persuaded, with the input of the amici curiae in this case, that this Court should examine whether our previous decisions in Smith v. Globe Life Ins. Co. , 460 Mich. 446, 597 N.W.2d 28 (1999), and Liss v. Lewiston-Richards, Inc. , 478 Mich. 203, 732 N.W.2d 514 (2007), properly interpreted the safe-harbor provision in the Michigan Consumer Protection Act, MCL 445.901 et seq. I look forward to the opportunity to review this issue in a future matter.
Bernstein, J., joins the statement of Welch, J.
McCormack, C.J., did not participate due to a familial relationship with general counsel for the defendant.