Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
December 13, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor,
Chief Justice
131656 Michael F. Cavanagh
Elizabeth A. Weaver
Marilyn Kelly
Maura D. Corrigan
SHERLENE M. HARDY, Robert P. Young, Jr.
Plaintiff-Appellant, Stephen J. Markman,
Justices
v SC: 131656
COA: 267550
WCAC: 05-000239
MGM GRAND DETROIT, L.L.C.,
Defendant-Appellee.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the June 6, 2006 order of
the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.302(G)(1), in lieu of granting
leave to appeal, we REVERSE the order of the Court of Appeals and we REINSTATE
the order of the Workers’ Compensation Appellate Commission (WCAC). MCL
418.861a(5) requires that a party seeking review file a transcript of the hearing with the
commission within 60 days, but permits an extension of time for “sufficient cause
shown.” The WCAC unanimously concluded that defendant failed to establish sufficient
cause for the failure to timely file the transcript. The Court of Appeals erred in setting
aside the WCAC’s factual determination, which is conclusive in the absence of fraud.
MCL 418.861a(14); Mudel v Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co, 462 Mich 691 (2000).
See also Marshall v D J Jacobetti Veterans Facility (After Remand), 447 Mich 544
(1994).
KELLY, J., would grant leave to appeal.
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 13, 2006 _________________________________________
t1206 Clerk