Luce v. Kent Foundry Co.

Plaintiff brought a personal injury suit against defendant, his employer, to recover damages under the intentional-tort exception in MCL 418.131(1) *29for injuries he sustained at his workplace. Plaintiff appeals the trial court’s summary dismissal of his suit pursuant to MCR 2.116(0(10), and for the reasons provided, we affirm.

The objective of Michigan’s workers’ compensation laws is to promote prompt and sure compensation for workplace injuries regardless of fault. In exchange for this benefit, the Legislature eliminated civil suits in tort for such injuries, with the very limited exception of…