A divided Michigan Supreme Court on Friday adopted a new test to determine whether a plaintiff successfully demonstrated that a workplace injury significantly contributed to her psychological problems, saying a four-factor test it created in 2001 as a guide has “morphed into a straitjacket.”
“For more than 20 years, Martin has effectively replaced MCL 418.301(2), requiring plaintiffs to meet a higher burden than what the Legislature intended and enacted,” the high court said. “Martin’s strict, four-factor test is routinely misapplied in workers’ compe...
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