Mich. Appeals Court Allows Plaintiffs' Experts to Testify on Causation

TROY, Mich. - Michigan's Court of Appeals has vacated dismissal of a woman's mold claims against a landlord after concluding that the trial court applied an incorrect standard when weighing the admissibility of causation testimony offered by plaintiff's expert. Trice v. Oakland Development Limited Partnership, No. 278392 (Mich. Ct. App.).

In an unpublished opinion, the Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of other chemical exposure and disability claims brought by Marcy K. Trice, but remanded with orders to the trial court to schedule a <i.Daubert hearing on the expert mold testimony.

Trice brought her lawsuit against Oakland Development Limited Partnership in …