James v. Department of Mental Health

Plaintiff appeals from an order granting accelerated judgment in favor of defendant. The lower court found that the Court of Claims lacked jurisdiction over this action. We affirm.

In the course of her employment as an attendant at Macomb-Oakland Regional Center, an agency of the Department of Mental Health, plaintiff was assaulted by a patient on September 16, 1980. She took a medical leave of absence commencing November 15, 1980, and received workers’ compensation for injuries sustained in the attack.

Plaintiffs physician released her to return to work on January 26, 1981, with a light-duty…