Amici Group Backs Mich. Defendant's Challenge to Case Management of Asbestos Docket



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  • Amicus Brief
  • Brief


DETROIT -- Several groups have filed an amici brief supporting a defendant's challenge to the asbestos docket case management proceedings employed by a Michigan trial court, stating that the court violates the principles of the civil tort system. Avram v. McMaster-Carr Supply Co., No. 296605 (Mich. Ct. App.).

In the Dec. 29 brief filed in the Michigan Court of Appeals, the group says that "trial practices which are plainly intended to force defendants to resolve nonmalignant claims (which are often cases with little or no support) not only rob those job creators of resources that could be used more productively …






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