Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
February 5, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
Stephen J. Markman
Brian K. Zahra
151790 Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
Joan L. Larsen,
MARK A. ROSEMAN and LUZATER Justices
ROSEMAN,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v SC: 151790
COA: 314650
Wayne CC: 11-011214-NO
CITY OF DETROIT,
Defendant,
and
MUKASH PATEL, DENNIS STOKES, and
WILLIAM MCPHERSON
Defendants-Appellants.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the May 7, 2015
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We DIRECT the parties to file
supplemental briefs, within 28 days of the date of this order, addressing whether the
plaintiffs’ claims are barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the Worker’s Disability
Compensation Act (WDCA). See MCL 418.131(1); Harris v Vernier, 242 Mich App
306, 316 (2000) (exclusive remedy provision of the WDCA implicates subject matter
jurisdiction and may be raised at any time).
The application for leave to appeal remains pending.
I, Larry S. Royster, 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.
February 5, 2016
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Clerk