Opinion
SC: 159510-1 COA: 340871 341589
10-18-2019
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the March 19, 2019 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall address whether: (1) the definition of "occurrence" in Hawkeye-Security Ins. Co. v. Vector Construction Co. , 185 Mich. App. 369, 460 N.W.2d 329 (1990), remains valid under the terms of the commercial general-liability policy at issue here; and (2) the plaintiff has shown a genuine issue of material fact as to the existence of an "occurrence" under those terms. The time allowed for oral argument shall be 20 minutes for each side. MCR 7.314(B)(1).
Associated General Contractors of America, Associated General Contractors of Michigan, Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, Construction Association of Michigan, Turner Construction Company, and Gilbane Building Company 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.