Order Granting Oral Argument in Case Pending on Application for Leave to Appeal Entered June 22, 2011.
At oral argument, the parties shall address whether written notice of the plaintiffs no-fault claim, together with SMART'S knowledge of facts that could give rise to a tort claim by the plaintiff, constituted written notice of her tort claim sufficient to comply with MCL 124.419. The parties may file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order, but they should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.
The Michigan Association for Justice and Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc., 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.