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BRIGHTWELL v. FIFTH THIRD BANK OF MICHIGAN

Docket Nos. 138920, 138921. Calendar No. 5.

790 N.W.2d 591 (2010)

487 Mich. 151

Brandon BRIGHTWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIFTH THIRD BANK OF MICHIGAN, Defendant-Appellee. Sharon Champion, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Fifth Third Bank of Michigan, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 29, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Marshall, P.C. (by Thomas E. Marshall ), for Brandon Brightwell and Sharon Champion.

Butzel Long (by Daniel B. Tukel and Michael F. Smith ), for Fifth Third Bank of Michigan.

Eardley Law Offices, P.C. (by Eugenie B. Eardley ), for Amici Curiae Michigan Association for Justice.

Warner Norcross & Judd LLP (by Matthew T. Nelson , Gregory M. Kilby , and Amanda M. Fielder ), for Amici Curiae Michigan Trial Defense Counsel, Inc.

Opinion

MARILYN J. KELLY, C.J.

In these consolidated cases, we must determine the proper interpretation of the venue statute1 in the Civil Rights Act (CRA).2 Specifically, we are asked to decide whether venue was proper in Wayne County under MCL 37.2801(2).

Plaintiffs filed their suits in Wayne County, alleging that defendant terminated their employment in violation of the CRA. The Court of...

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