Mich. Admin. Ord. Administrative Order No. 2006-6
On order of the Court, the need for immediate action having been found, the following Administrative Order is adopted, effective immediately. Public comments on this administrative order, however, may be submitted to the Supreme Court Clerk in writing or electronically until December 1, 2006, at: P.O. Box 30052, Lansing, MI 48909, or MSC_clerk@courts.mi.gov. When filing a comment, please refer to ADM File No. 2003-47. Your comments will be posted, along with the comments of others, at www.courts.mi.gov/supremecourt/resources/administrative/index.htm [File Link Not Available].
The Court has determined that trial courts should be precluded from "bundling" asbestos-related cases for settlement or trial. It is the opinion of the Court that each case should be decided on its own merits, and not in conjunction with other cases. Thus, no asbestos-related disease personal injury action shall be joined with any other such case for settlement or for any other purpose, with the exception of discovery. This order in no way precludes or diminishes the ability of a court to consolidate asbestos-related disease personal injury actions for discovery purposes only.
For purposes of this Administrative Order, "asbestos-related disease personal injury actions" include all cases in which it is alleged that a party has suffered personal injury caused by exposure to asbestos, regardless of the theory of recovery.
[Effective August 9, 2006]
[Retained June 19, 2007]
Mich. Admin. Ord. Administrative Order No. 2006-6