Costa v. Chrysler Corp.

Defendant employer appeals by leave granted from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board which affirmed the decision of the referee awarding plaintiff total and permanent disability benefits.

Defendant first argues that the wcab misapplied the standard set forth in Miklik v Michigan Special Machine Co, 415 Mich 364; 329 NW2d 713 (1982), by failing to find a connection between plaintiff’s heart damage and specific events at work. Under Miklik, a claimant must establish by a preponderance of the evidence both that there is heart damage and a link between the heart damage and…