Opinion
No. 139799.
March 24, 2010.
Appeal from the Court of Appeals No. 284575.
Leave to Appeal Granted.
The parties shall include among the issues to be briefed: (1) whether the Court of Appeals erred when it upheld the trial court's award of a "reasonable attorney fee" under MCR 2.403(O)(6) that was based on an hourly rate that was higher than the rate that the defendants were actually billed; (2) whether the Court of Appeals erred when it held that the reference to "costs" in the second sentence of MCR 2.403(O)(1) relates to the "actual costs" that are referred to in the first sentence of that subrule and that are defined in MCR 2.403(O)(6)(b) as including a "reasonable attorney fee"; and (3) whether, in light of the analysis of the second issue, the plaintiff was entitled to costs under MCR 2.625