Douglas Latham v. Barton Malow Co

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: October 3, 2014
• Docket: 148929
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

October 3, 2014 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

148928-9 Michael F. Cavanagh Stephen J. Markman Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack DOUGLAS LATHAM, David F. Viviano, Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices

v SC: 148928 COA: 312141 Oakland CC: 2004-059653-NO BARTON MALOW COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ DOUGLAS LATHAM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 148929 COA: 313606 Oakland CC: 2004-059653-NO BARTON MALOW COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the February 4, 2014 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 7.302(H)(1). The parties shall submit supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order addressing whether a significant number of workers were exposed to the high degree of risk identified by this Court in Latham v Barton Malow Co, 480 Mich 105, 114 (2008) (“the danger of working at heights without fall-protection equipment”). The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.

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. October 3, 2014 t0930 Clerk