Warner's One Court of Justice Blog, Featuring Matthew Nelson: MSC Grants Leave To Appeal To Reconsider Discovery Rule

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2/1/2010

On Friday, January 29, 2010, the Michigan Supreme Court signalled its intent to consider revising the discovery rule by granting leave to appeal in Colaianni v. Stuart Frankel Development Corporation. In Coliainni, the plaintiff asserted tort claims against the defendants arising from purported exposure to toxic mold at her workplace. The defendants moved for summary disposition based on the statute of limitations which the trial court denied based on the common-law discovery rule.

Read more of Matthew's entry on the One Court of Justice blog here.