Roberto Landin v. Healthsource Saginaw Inc

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: April 3, 2015
• Docket: 149663
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

April 3, 2015 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

149663 Stephen J. Markman Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano ROBERTO LANDIN, Richard H. Bernstein, Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices

v SC: 149663 COA: 309258 Saginaw CC: 08-002400-NZ HEALTHSOURCE SAGINAW, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the June 3, 2014 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED, limited to the issue whether the plaintiff may maintain a wrongful discharge claim for violation of public policy under MCL 333.20176a(1)(a). See Suchodolski v Michigan Consolidated Gas Co, 412 Mich 692 (1982). In discussing this issue, the parties shall also address whether the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act, MCL 15.361 et seq, provides the exclusive remedy for a claim of wrongful discharge under MCL 333.20176a(1)(a). See MCL 333.20180(1).

I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court. April 3, 2015 t0331 Clerk