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NELSON v. AMERICAN STERILIZER

Docket No. 199685.

566 N.W.2d 671 (1997)

223 Mich. App. 485

Pearline NELSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN STERILIZER COMPANY, Michael Glaz, and Ronald Maloney, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided May 16, 1997, at 9:05 a.m.

Released for Publication August 6, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred A. Custer (Donald M. Fulkerson, Westland, of counsel), Southfield, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Reynolds, Beeby & Magnuson, P.C. by Frank K. Mandlebaum and Elizabeth A. Fellows (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom by Bert L. Wolff, New York City, of counsel), Troy, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before NEFF, P.J., and GRIBBS and YOUNG, JJ.

ON REMAND

NEFF, Presiding Judge.

This tort action arises from plaintiff's inhalation exposure to a chemical known as ethylene oxide (EtO), a fumigant used, among other things, for sterilizing heat and moisture sensitive medical equipment. The trial court barred plaintiff's experts from testifying regarding the issue of causation, after ruling that the experts' conclusion that chronic, lowlevel inhalation exposure to EtO causes steatohepatitis in humans lacked...

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