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BRACKETT v. FOCUS HOPE, INC.

Docket No. 135375.

753 N.W.2d 207 (2008)

Patricia D. BRACKETT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FOCUS HOPE, INC., and Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 30, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charters, Heck, O'Donnell & Petrulis, P.C. (by Margaret A. O'Donnell), Troy, for the plaintiff.

Lacey & Jones (by Gerald M. Marcinkoski), Birmingham, for the defendants.

Daryl Royal, Dearborn, for the Michigan Association for Justice.

Opinion

CORRIGAN, J.

This case requires us to consider whether plaintiff's refusal to attend an employer-mandated event constituted "intentional and wilful misconduct" under MCL 418.305, thereby barring her recovery of benefits under the Worker's Disability Compensation Act, MCL 418.101 et seq. The magistrate found that plaintiff willfully refused to attend the event, despite having been informed that the event was essential in promoting the employer...

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