Opinion
No. 142339.
June 15, 2011.
Reported below: ___ Mich App ___.
Order Granting Oral Argument in Case Pending on Application for Leave to Appeal Entered.
At oral argument, the parties shall address whether the Court of Appeals erred when it determined that there are genuine issues of material fact as to (1) whether the plaintiff, a disappointed low bidder on a public contract, had a valid business expectancy and (2) whether the defendant architectural firm's communications, made pursuant to its agreement with the contracting school district, amounted to intentional and improper conduct sufficient to sustain a claim of tortious interference with a business expectancy. 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 motion for leave to file brief amicus curiae is granted. 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.