Genson v. Bofors-Lakeway, Inc

It is alleged and admitted that the male plaintiffs are employees of defendant within the meaning of the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act, MCL 418.131; MSA 17.237(131). The male plaintiffs have alleged that they were exposed in the course of their employment to large quantities of the chemical benzidine and that, as a result, they developed cancer of the bladder. Plaintiffs alleged that defendant knew that benzidine caused cancer of the bladder but that defendant "maliciously, intentionally, and wantonly” withheld this information from plaintiffs and "maliciously, intentionally, and…