Workers to Benefit from Appeals Court's Intentional Tort Ruling

By John P. Kamin, ReporterThe Michigan Court of Appeals clarified the pleading standard for intentional tort claims for the first time in a published decision that will make it easier for injured workers to plead their cases and conduct meaningful discovery.The appellate court ruled that an injured worker's amended complaint was sufficient to survive his employer's motion for summary judgment and justify additional discovery, in the case of Thomai v. Miba Hydramechanica Corp., No. 310755, 11/14/13, published. The case arose when Naum Thomai's right arm got caught in the spinning ro...