BOSCAGLIA
v.
MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
PACHECO
v.
CLIFTON
Supreme Court of Michigan.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued October 6, 1983.
Decided December 28, 1984.
Released January 15, 1985.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Prather & Harrington, P.C. (by Kenneth E. Prather and John R. Foley), for plaintiff Boscaglia.
Butzel, Long, Gust, Klein & Van Zile, P.C. (by Donald B. Miller); (Anthony A. Haisch, of counsel), for defendants Bierwirth, Koerber, Wacker, and Michigan Bell Telephone Company.
Gary A. Colbert for plaintiffs Pacheco.
Edmond J. Dilworth, Jr. (Elmer W. Johnson, General Counsel, Daniel G. Galant, and Nicholas J. Wittner, of counsel) for defendants Clifton, Jellison, and General Motors Corporation.
Amici Curiae:
Clark, Klein & Beaumont (by Dwight H. Vincent, Fred W. Batten, and Morgan J.C. Scudi) for Michigan Manufacturers Association.
Dykema, Gossett, Spencer, Goodnow & Trigg (by Richard D. McLellan and William J. Perrone) for Michigan State Chamber of Commerce.
Supreme Court of Michigan.
LEVIN, J.
The principal question is whether the exclusive remedy provision of the workers' compensation act1 bars an action seeking recovery for physical, mental, or emotional injury resulting from an employer's violation of the fair employment practices act (FEPA)2 or the Michigan civil rights act.3 We hold that it does not.
We further hold that an employee's spouse does...
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