Todd C Klinske v. Wolverine World Wide Inc

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: May 9, 2018
• Docket: 157602
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

May 9, 2018 Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice

157589-640 & (17) Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Kurtis T. Wilder MELVIN H. NYLAAN and MARLENE J. Elizabeth T. Clement, NYLAAN, Justices Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157589 COA: 343023 Kent CC: 17-010716-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ THEODORE J. RYFIAK, JR., Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 157590 COA: 343024 Kent CC: 17-010720-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ MICHAEL A. METZ and LAURA C. METZ, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157591 COA: 343025 Kent CC: 17-010723-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ RANDALL D. SCHMIDT, II and MARY A. SCHMIDT, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157592 COA: 343026 Kent CC: 17-010766-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ DAVID F. CLARK, Plaintiff-Appellee, 2

v SC: 157593 COA: 343028 Kent CC: 17-010769-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ SUSAN R. GROOVER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 157594 COA: 343028 Kent CC: 17-010769-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ JAMES D. PENROD, JR. and MARY V. PENROD, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157595 COA: 343029 Kent CC: 17-010809-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ MARK K. BREEN and DARR L. BREEN, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157596 COA: 343030 Kent CC: 17-010818-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ JAMES A. WATTS and TRINH P. WATTS, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157597 COA: 343031 Kent CC: 17-010906-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ JOSHUA C. GOAD and JODI L. GOAD, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157598 COA: 343032 Kent CC: 17-010907-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. 3

_________________________________________/ BRIAN GREKO and HEATHER GREKO, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157599 COA: 343033 Kent CC: 17-010908-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ NATHAN C. WOOD and LISA E. WOOD, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157600 COA: 343034 Kent CC: 17-010923-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ RYAN C. SCHWEINZGER and MEAGHAN K. SCHWEINZGER, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157601 COA: 343035 Kent CC: 17-010966-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ TODD C. KLINSKE and ANGELA KLINSKE, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157602 COA: 343036 Kent CC: 17-010967-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ BRIAN MEYERHOLTZ and KRISTI MEYERHOLTZ, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157603 COA: 343037 Kent CC: 17-011004-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ LUCAS J. CARNEY, Individually, and JENNIFER L. CARNEY, Individually and as 4

Next Friend of D.D., a Minor, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157604 COA: 343038 Kent CC: 17-011041-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ LISA A. MARTIN, Individually, and STEPHEN E. MARTIN, Individually and as Next Friend of K.M., a Minor, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157605 COA: 343039 Kent CC: 17-011042-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ RONALD J. SCHOLLAART and TAMARA J. SCHOLLAART, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157606 COA: 343040 Kent CC: 17-011043-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ SCOTT HAUGHT and JEANNIE HAUGHT, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157607 COA: 343041 Kent CC: 17-011146-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ JACEK Z. SZOPA and DANUTA SZOPA, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157608 COA: 343042 Kent CC: 17-011166-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ LEE A. MEYERS and KIMBERLY A. MEYERS, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157609 5

COA: 343043 Kent CC: 17-011167-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ BRIAN C. SCOTT and KRISTINA M. PALIWODA, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157610 COA: 343044 Kent CC: 17-011168-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ SCOTT DRESEN and CINDEE DRESEN, Individually and as Trustees of the Scott and Cindy Dresen Trust, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157611 COA: 343045 Kent CC: 17-011169-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ FRANK M. ZOPPA and KIMBERLY L. ZOPPA, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157612 COA: 343046 Kent CC: 17-011171-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ ROBERT C. VERSLUIS and CHRISTINE VERSLUIS, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157613 COA: 343047 Kent CC: 17-011218-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ DANIEL E. MALE and JANNA R. MALE, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157614 COA: 343048 Kent CC: 17-011219-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., 6

Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ STEVEN J. COLBY and JANICE K. WABEKE, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157615 COA: 343049 Kent CC: 17-011238-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ SCOTT INGRAHAM and LISA INGRAHAM, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157616 COA: 343050 Kent CC: 17-011303-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ MICHAEL McGREGOR and MADELAINE McGREGOR, Individually and as Trustees of the Michael and Madelaine G. McGregor Trust, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157617 COA: 343051 Kent CC: 17-011304-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ DAVID J. RADLE and LAURA E. RADLE, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157618 COA: 343052 Kent CC: 17-011305-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ JAMES W. BECK, III and ANDREA V. BECK , Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157619 COA: 343053 Kent CC: 17-011443-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ PAUL D. HARRIS and BRENDA K. HARRIS, 7

Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157620 COA: 343054 Kent CC: 17-011444-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ THOMAS J. HULA, TERRY K. HULA, BRITTANY M. HULA, and BRANDI L. GLASKE, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157621 COA: 343055 Kent CC: 17-011445-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ DENNIS J. MORGAN and RACHEL M. MORGAN, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157622 COA: 343056 Kent CC: 17-011446-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ PATRICK J. BYRNE and SUZANNE K. BYRNE, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157623 COA: 343057 Kent CC: 17-011447-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ GARY T. SKIBA and KATHY L. SKIBA, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157624 COA: 343058 Kent CC: 17-011449-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ MICHAEL J. NIENHUIS and KARRIE-HOPE NIENHUIS, Individually and as Trustees of the Michael J. Nienhuis and Karrie-Hope Nienhuis Revocable Trust, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157625 8

COA: 343059 Kent CC: 17-011536-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ RYAN W. SCHABERG and JESSICA L. SCHABERG, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157626 COA: 343060 Kent CC: 17-011537-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ RYAN R. VANAGTMAEL and ANNA L. VANAGTMAEL, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157627 COA: 343061 Kent CC: 17-011609-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ ASHLEE M. NAFFZIGER, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of HUNTER STEPHEN NAFFZIGER, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157628 COA: 343062 Kent CC: 18-000054-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ ANDREW C. DEBSKI and BETHANY J. DEBSKI, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157629 COA: 343063 Kent CC: 18-000055-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ SETH O. McNAUGHTON, Individually, and TOBYN E. McNAUGHTON, Individually and as Next Friend of J.M., a Minor, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157630 9

COA: 343064 Kent CC: 18-000086-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ DANIEL C. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 157631 COA: 343065 Kent CC: 18-000087-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ KYLE M. WEEDA and SAMANTHA M. WEEDA, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157632 COA: 343066 Kent CC: 18-000229-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ ROBERT J. SULLIVAN and AMY JO L. SULLIVAN, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157633 COA: 343067 Kent CC: 18-000230-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ ZACHARY R. RAVEN and MEGHAN M. RAVEN, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157634 COA: 343068 Kent CC: 18-000231-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ ROBERT PEARSON and SAMANTHA CRIMMINS, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157635 COA: 343069 Kent CC: 18-000233-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., 10

Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ RICK E. BURROWS and CARRIE L. BURROWS, Individually and as Trustees of the Rick and Carrie Burrows Living Trust, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157636 COA: 343070 Kent CC: 18-000308-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ SANDRA J. WYNN-STELT, Individually, as Trustee of the Sandra J. Wynn-Stelt Trust, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of JOEL R. STELT, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157637 COA: 343071 Kent CC: 18-000309-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ STEVEN D. BROEKSTRA and AMY E. BROEKSTRA, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157638 COA: 343072 Kent CC: 18-000329-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ DAVID M. MILLER and KATHLEEN A. MILLER, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 157639 COA: 343073 Kent CC: 18-000331-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ JEFFERY S. VANDERZOUWEN and ATTI VANDERZOUWEN, Plaintiffs-Appellees, 11

v SC: 157640 COA: 343074 Kent CC: 18-000332-CZ WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/

On order of the Court, the motion for immediate consideration is GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the April 17, 2018 orders of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should now be reviewed by this Court.

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. May 9, 2018 d0508 Clerk