ATTORNEY GENERAL v. OAKLAND DISPOSAL, INC.

Docket No. 182793.

573 N.W.2d 300 (1997)

226 Mich. App. 321

ATTORNEY GENERAL, Plaintiff, and Charter Township Of Waterford, Intervening Plaintiff-Third Party Defendant-Appellee, v. OAKLAND DISPOSAL, INC., Defendant-Cross Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, and Bestway Recycling, Inc., Aaro Disposal, Inc. and Oakland Disposal Defendants-Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Waterford Sanitary Landfill, LTD., and Gene Hirs, Defendants-Cross Plaintiffs-Defendants, Waterford Sanitary Landfill, Ltd., and Gene Hirs, Defendants-Cross Plaintiffs-Defendants, and Robert Runco, John Runco, James King, Robert Ryan, Bestway Recycling 1, Inc., Special Waste Systems, Inc. and Runco Land Corporation, Defendants, and Brooks Beverages, d/b/a 7 Up Bottling Company, et. al., Third-Party Defendants-Appellees, and C.T.I. and Associates, Inc., et. al., Third-Party Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided November 4, 1997, at 9:15 a.m.

Released for Publication February 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sommers, Schwartz, Silver & Schwartz, P.C. by David M. Black, Saulius K. Mikalonis, and Patrick Burkett, Southfield, for Oakland Disposal, Inc. and others.

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn by Christopher J. Dunsky, Mark A. Goldsmith, and Jeffrey L. Woolstrum, Detroit, for A-1 Enterprises, Inc., and others.

Dykema Gossett P.L.L.C. by Kathryn J. Humphrey and Nicholas G. Zotos, Detroit, for Amoco Oil Co. and others.

Pierce, Donovan, Duke, Mordell & Messano, P.L.C. by Mark C. Pierce, Birmingham, for Ford Wyoming Drive In, Inc.

Sidley & Austin by William G. Dickett and David D. Meyer, Chicago, IL, for American Airlines, Inc. and others.

C. Thomas Toppin and Assoc., P.C. by Gregory E. Snow, Bloomfield Hills, for Staff Industries, Inc.

Joseph R. Daiek, Bloomfield Hills, for Bridgeport Machines, Inc.

Feldman & Reizen, P.C. by Mark E. Reizen, Southfield, for Garrison Assoc.

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone by Allyn D. Kantor, Ann Arbor, for Washtenaw Community College and others.

Lisa A. Sarkisian, Farmington Hills, for Marketing Displays, Inc.

Kohl, Secrest, Wardle, Lynch, Clark & Hampton by Michael L. Updike, Farmington Hills, for McElectric, Inc., and Oakland Printing.

Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett by Michael X. Hidalgo, Grand Rapids, for J.C. Penney and others.

Kitch, Saurbier, Drutchas, Wagner & Kenney, P.C. by Robert J. Bradford and Richard S. Baron, Detroit, for Providence Hosp. and Medical Center and others.

Connelly, Crowley, Groth & Seglund by Bruce R. Seglund, Walled Lake, for Village of Franklin and Michigan Property Maintenance, Inc.

Alspector, Sosin, Mittenhal & Barson, P.C. by Ralph Sosin, Bingham Farms, for Detroit Nipple Co.

Jenkins & Keating by Thomas H. Keating, Troy, for Lucas Industries, Inc.

Hooper, Hathaway, Price, Beuche & Wallace by William J. Stapleton, Ann Arbor, for Publishers Storage & Shipping and Sensors, Inc.

Jospeh L. Grand, Farmington Hills, for Madison Products, Inc.

Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C. by Charles E. Barbieri and Nina McMenamin, Lansing, for Wolverine Coil Coating.

Howard & Howard by Michael V. Sucaet, Bloomfield Hills, for McGean Rochco, Inc. and others.

Butzel Long, P.C. by Darlene M. Domanik and Elizabeth A. DuMouchelle, Detroit, for CSM Mfg. Corp. and others.

Raymond & Prokop, P.C. by Thomas J. Kenny, Southfield, for N.A. Mans and others.

Bowman and Brook by Timothy W. Ferrel, Detroit, for Bloomfield Dodge, Inc. and others.

Dawda Mann Mulcahey & Sadler by Amy Bateson, Bloomfield Hills, for Trammel Crow and others.

Gasper J. Gammicchia, Clinton Tp., for Lesnau Printing Co.

John M. Lucas, Bloomfield Hills, for Wolverine American, Inc.

Blum, Konheim, Elkin & Blum by Loren D. Blum, Southfield, for K & K Tile Depot, Inc.

Clark, Klein & Beaumont by Donald F. Berschback, Detroit, for Universal Supply and Tool.

Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman by Keith J. Lerminiaux, Detroit, for Graco, Inc. and others.

Thrun, Maatsch and Nordberg, P.C. by Gordon W. VanWieren, Jr., Lansing, for Lincoln Consol. Schools.

Wood and Wood, P.C. by Brian H. Herschfus, Farmington Hills, for Northwest Blue Print and Supply Co. and Daykin Electric Corp.

Dean & Fulkerson, P.C. by Nancy L. Kahn, Troy, for Celex Corp. and others.

Richard M. Dionne, Port Huron, for Earl Smith Distributing Co.

Linda M. Baxter and Associates by Michael L. Wolf, Utica, for Admiral Pattern Works, Inc.

Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, P.C. by Susan M. Bakst, Detroit, or Diamond Chemical Co. and Twelve Pierce Properties.

Frederick O. Knauer, Bingham Farms, for Turbine Tool & Gage, Inc.

Sotiroff Abramczyk & Rauss, P.C. by Lawrence R. Abramczyk, Bingham Farms, for H.J.P., Inc.

DeNardis, McCandless & Muller, P.C. by Mark F. Miller, Detroit, for Marathon Oil Co. and Emro Marketing Co.

Husaynu & Plezia, P.C. by Ryan A. Husaynu, Southfield, for Delta Engineering.

Collins, Blaha & Slatkin by Lorie E. Steinhauer, Southfield, for Wayne-Westland Comm. Schools and Plymouth-Canton Comm. Schools.

Colombo & Colombo, P.C. by Patrick J. Ennis, Bloomfield Hills, for Hines Park Lincoln Mercury and others.

Eames Wilcox by John W. Bryant and Ronald J. Mastej, Detroit, for Ryan Transp. Group, Inc., and Van Industries.

Fieler, Joelson, LaKind & Rosenberg by Paul F. Joelson, Farmington Hills, for Gilmar Mfg. Co.

Poling, McGaw & Poling, P.C. by Greg Hamilton, Troy, for DeMaria Building Co.

Lambro Niforos, Detroit, for Wayne County.

Richard O. Lemke, Troy, for Milford Fabricating Co.

Plunkett & Cooney, P.C. by Christine D. Oldani, Detroit, for Oakland County Drain Com'n and others.

Robert S. Hollander, Farmington Hills, for Qualified Const. Corp.

Robert M. Bondy, Walled Lake, for AJF, Inc.

Warner Norcross & Judd, LLP by Mark E. Brouwer, Grand Rapids, for Georgia-Pacific Corp. and Howmet Corp.

Kerr, Russell & Weber by Catherine Bonczak Edwards, Detroit, for Borman's, Inc. and others.

Seyburn, Kahn, Ginn, Bess, Howard & Deitch, P.C. by Beth S. Gotthelf, Southfield, for Absopure Water Co. and others.

Pollard & Albertson by Laura N. Hallahan, Bloomfield Hills, for Rochester Comm. School Dist. and others.

Lewis, White & Clay by David N. Zacks, Detroit, for Detroit Public Schools.

Roderick W. Martin, Rochester, for Bradmont Properties.

Shapack, McCullough & Kanter, P.C. by James R. Keller and Jeffrey D. Moss, Bloomfield Hills, for Redford Geriatric Village, Inc., and Robot Printing, Inc.

Norman L. Zemke, Farmington Hills, for Kaftan Enterprises, Inc., and Wingate.

Mager, Mercer, Scott & Alber, P.C. by Phillip G. Alber, Troy, for Webcraft Games, Inc.

Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz by Thomas P. Wilczak, Detroit, for Delta Airlines, Inc. and others.

Cox, Hodgman & Giarmarco by Stephen Jay Hitchcock, Troy, for Valassis Communications and others.

Kull & Kull by David L. Kull, Farmington Hills, for Payne-Hickey, Inc.

David A. Kaplan, Farmington Hills, for S & H Fabricating and Engineering, Inc.

Michael S. Freud, Troy, for S. C. D. Chemicals Distributors, Inc.

Mars C. Riopelle, Rochester, for Hamlin Tool & Machine Co., Inc.

Fildew, Hinks, Miller, Todd & Wangen by Charles S. Kennedy, III, Detroit, for Detroit Marine Terminals, Inc.

Adkinson Need, P.L.L.C. by Phillip G. Adkinson, Bloomfield Hills, for White Lake Charter Tp. and Commerce Charter Tp.

Talpos & Arnold, P.C. by John C. Talpos, Troy, for Lockwood Mfg. Co.

Larson, Harms, Bibeau & Reynolds, P.C. by Paul H. Bibeau, Farmington Hills, for City of Sylvan Lake and Orchard Lighting Center.

Abbott, Nicholson, Quilter, Esshaki & Youngblood, P.C. by Anne Warren Bagno and William D. Gilbride, Jr., Detroit, for Inalfa-Hollandia, Inc. and others.

Knaggs, Harter, King & O'Malley, P.C. by David R. Brake and Clifford A. Knaggs, Lansing, for Groundwater Technology, Inc.

Ward and Hopper, P.C. by Judith A. Ward, Ann Arbor, for University Townhouses Co-op.

George W. Kelsey, P.C. by Steven H. Huff, Ypsilanti, for Jack Webb Chevrolet, Inc.

Brook McCray Smith, Ann Arbor, for Shaw Const and Management Co.

Grylls, Facca, Richter & Pregler by Patrick A. Facca, Royal Oak, for SCE/Steelcon, Inc.

Vestivich, Mallender, DuBois & Dritsas, P.C. by J. Donald McLeod, Bloomfield Hills, for M & H Industries, Inc. and others.

Mueller, Flaggman, Kilgore & Deson, P.C. by Michael R. Mueller, Birmingham, for Regency Plaza.

Abraham Satovsky, Southfield, for Warrenwood Apts.

Kemp, Klein, Umphrey & Endelman, P.C. by James P. Davey, Troy, for Brian Unlimited Dist. Co. and Bordines Better Blooms, Inc.

McElroy & Pheney by Dennis J. Pheney, Farmington Hills, for Master Automatic Machine Co., Inc.

Keller, Thoma, Schwarze, Schwarze, Dubay & Katz, P.C. by Kenneth C. Howell, Detroit, for Dearborn Public Schools and others.

Greenspon, Scheff & Washington, P.C. by Donald B. Greenspon, Detroit, for Michlin Diazo Products Corp.

Young & Associates, P.C. by Rodger D. Young, Southfield, for PSI Repair Services, Inc., and Town & Country Dodge, Inc.

Cummings McClorey Davis & Acho, P.C. by George F. Curran, III, Farmington Hills, for Advo, Inc., and Quality Awning and Construction Co.

Mara M. Letica, Rochester, for Letica Corp.

Sowerby & Marr P.A. by Charles H. Marr, Farmington Hills, for Steelcraft Tool Co.

Carson Fischer, P.L.C. by Peter L. Wanger and Kathleen A. Stibich, Birmingham, for NovaWest Tech Center.

Beier and Howlett by Frank S. Galan, Bloomfield Hills, for Industrial Experimental & Manufacturing Co.

Lawrence J. Nahas, Mount Clemens, for Taylor Chryslet-Plymouth, Inc.

Kohl, Secrest, Wardle, Lynch, Clark and Hampton by Carol Winter Grombala, Farmington Hills, for Waterford Charter Township.

Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth, Heller & Pesses, P.C. by Michael S. Leib and Richard J. Maddin, Southfield, for Nu-Vest Associates, Inc., and Farbman Management Group of Michigan, Inc.

Hyman and Lippitt, P.C. by Douglas A. Hyman, Birmingham, for Leidal & Hart Mason Contractors and others.

John T. Rogers, Bloomfield Hills, for Waterford School District.

Sesi & Sesi, P.C. by Ramy J. Sesi, Bingham Farms, for Trepco Imports.

Liberson, Bock & Bright, P.C. by Stephen J. Bock, Farmington Hills, for McShane & Associates, Inc.

Before BANDSTRA, P.J., and MURPHY and YOUNG, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Defendants and third-party plaintiffs Oakland Disposal, Inc.; Bestway Recycling, Inc.; Aaro Disposal, Inc.; and Oakland Disposal No. 1 (hereinafter collectively referred to as third-party plaintiffs) appeal as of right from an order dismissing their complaint for failure to file a security bond. We affirm.

This case arises from litigation surrounding the Waterford Hills Sanitary Landfill (WHSL). The landfill allegedly leaked hazardous substances...

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