Mich. High Court Won't Review Admissibility of Brake Worker's Expert

LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected defendants' application for leave to appeal an intermediate appellate court's decision allowing testimony establishing a causal link between exposure to asbestos fibers in automotive brake linings and mesothelioma. Chapin, et al. v. A & L Parts Inc., et al., No. 133410 (Mich. Sup. Ct.).

In a one-sentence order on June 22, the high court said it was not persuaded that the questions presented by the defendants warranted review. However, Justice Stephen J. Markman dissented and listed 33 questions he believed were necessary for the court to review and answer to maintain …