Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan December 18, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly 132047 & (74) Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman, Justices OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 132047 v COA: 267494 Oakland CC: 04-057873-CK DISCOUNT MARBLE & GRANITE, INC., CHIEF’S TRUCKING CO., GENERAL NOLI, U.S.A., INC., RAMILO S.A., MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY and MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY, SA, Defendants-Appellees, and JOSEPH RICHARD PARKS and SUSAN PARKS, Defendants-Appellants, and MAERSK, INC., Defendant. _________________________________________ On order of the Chief Justice, a stipulation signed by the attorneys for the parties agreeing to the dismissal of this application for leave to appeal is considered and, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the application for leave to appeal is DISMISSED with prejudice and without costs.

I, Corbin R. Davis, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.

December 18, 2006 _________________________________________ Clerk