Saunders v. Consumers Energy Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION MICHAEL ERIC SAUNDERS, ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) No. 1:19-cv-782 ) ) Honorable Paul L. Maloney CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY, ) Defendant. ) ) BENCH TRIAL OPINION This case arises out of a collision between Plaintiff Michael Saunders’s sailboat’s mast and an overhead powerline owned and constructed by Defendant Consumers Energy. Plaintiff sustained severe physical and mental injuries due to the collision, resulting in this lawsuit. The Court held a bench trial in this matter on May 16–20 and 26, 2022. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.…