Kroon-Harris v. State

Plaintiff appeals as of right an order of the Court of Claims granting summary disposition to defendant under MCR 2.116(C)(4) (lack of subject-matter jurisdiction). The court concluded that plaintiff should have filed her lawsuit in the circuit court as opposed to the Court of Claims. We disagree and, therefore, reverse.

On June 10, 2004, plaintiff, a former state employee, filed a complaint alleging that she was enrolled in the long-term disability (LTD) and income protection plan for state of Michigan employees. Plaintiff claimed that she became disabled and that defendant paid her LTD…