Michigan Mutual Insurance v. Department of Consumer & Industry Services Director

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from an order granting summary disposition to defendants pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(10). We reverse and remand.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This case arises out of the reassignment of the Insurance Bureau hearing referees to the Office of Legal Services (OLS), both of which agencies are part of the Department of Consumer and Industry Services (CIS). In 1965, the Legislature enacted the Executive Organization Act (eoa), MCL 16.101 et seq., establishing nineteen principal departments of the executive branch of the state of Michigan’s government. See…