A slew of cases involving discrimination and anti-retaliation claims under the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act and a case involving whether a condo association owes a duty to a co-owner who was injured in a common area are among the dozen matters on the agenda for November arguments at the Michigan Supreme Court.
The high court convenes at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8. Arguments will be heard in the Supreme Court courtroom on the 6th floor of the Michigan Hall of Justice in Lansing.
Information below is based on case summaries provided by the Michigan courts. Michigan Lawyers Weekly numbers are provided where possible. The full schedule and further details on the cases can be found on the court’s website.
Wednesday, Nov. 8, morning session
People v. Sale — Oral argument will address if the trial court erred by excluding extrinsic evidence related to a witness’s character for truthfulness or untruthfulness and, if so, whether the exclusion of the extrinsic evidence was more likely than not outcome determinative.
Saidizand v. GoJet Airlines (MiLW 08-104826) — Per the court, this case is to be argued at same session as Adilovic v. Monroe LLC and Rayford v. American Home Roseville 1 LLC.
Yasar Saidizand brought claims against his employer, GoJet, and his supervisor under the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, or ELCRA. He claimed he was harassed, threatened and discriminated against because of his ethnic background and religion. Citing a mutual arbitration agreement signed...
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