Fansler v. Richardson

Defendant Mike Gibler, doing business as MG & Company (Gibler), and defendant Thermogas Company, Inc. (Thermogas), appeal as of right the trial court order denying their request for costs pursuant to MCR 2.625 against codefendant Independence Professional Fireworks, Inc. (IPF). We affirm.

These consolidated actions arose following an explosion at the IPF plant that killed five employees (plaintiffs’ decedents). The personal representatives of the estates of four decedents filed a complaint against IPF, but did not name Gibler or Thermogas as defendants. However, IPF filed a notice of nonparty…