Clifton M Arbuckle v. General Motors LLC

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

December 23, 2015 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

151277 Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra

Bridget M. McCormack

David F. Viviano

Richard H. Bernstein

ROBERT ARBUCKLE, Personal Representative Joan L. Larsen, of the Estate of Clifton M. Arbuckle, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee,

v SC: 151277 COA: 310611 MCAC: 11-000043

GENERAL MOTORS LLC, Defendant-Appellant.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the February 10, 2015 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order addressing: (1) whether the plaintiff’s action is preempted by federal law, and (2) whether the plaintiff’s action is governed by state law or federal law. The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.

The Eastern District of Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Federal Bar Association, the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, and the Workers’ Compensation Law and the Labor and Employment Law Sections 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.

I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.

December 23, 2015

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Clerk