In a case brought to the Michigan Supreme Court by Carson J. Tucker in 2008, Odom v. Wayne County, a seminal (and essentially unanimous) decision and a lasting jurisprudential pillar of governmental tort liability law in Michigan, the Court interpreted the "subjective, good-faith" exception to intentional tort and gross-negligence claims found in Michigan's Governmental Tort [...]
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Police Chief Absolutely Immune for Conducting Arrest Under Michigan Governmental Immunity Provisions
On June 20, 2013, the Michigan Supreme Court issued a 3-2 Opinion (Justices McCormack and Viviano not participating) holding that “absolute immunity” for executive level government officials applied as well to the performance by these officials of the duties and powers that subordinate governmental employees have in the same governmental department. This is a remarkable [...]
Michigan Supreme Court Issues 3-2 Decision on Meaning of “Absolute Immunity” for Executive Level Government Officials Under MCL 691.1407(5)
On June 20, 2013, the Michigan Supreme Court issued a 3-2 Opinion (Justices McCormack and Viviano not participating) holding that "absolute immunity" for executive level government officials applied as well to the performance by these officials of the duties and powers that subordinate governmental employees have in the same governmental department. This is a remarkable [...]