Paige v. City of Sterling Heights

In this case involving the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act (WDCA), MCL 418.101 et seq., *499the first issue is whether the phrase “the proximate cause” in MCL 418.375(2) means the sole proximate cause, i.e., “the one most immediate, efficient, and direct cause of the injury or damage.” We conclude that it does, as we did in construing the identical phrase in the governmental tort liability act (GTLA), MCL 691.140 et seq., in Robinson v Detroit, 462 Mich 439, 462; 613 NW2d 307 (2000). We therefore overrule Hagerman v Gencorp Automotive, 457 Mich 720; 579 NW2d 347 (1998), which incorrectly…