Joan Automotive Industries, Inc v. Check

Plaintiff filed a multiple-count, two-claim complaint against defendant, its former employee. Defendant filed a multiple-count, two-claim counterclaim. Following motions for summary disposition, the circuit court dismissed several counts of both the complaint and the counterclaim. The case was subsequently mediated, with both parties accepting the mediation award. The circuit court then entered a "final judgment,” recognizing that at least part of the action had been resolved through mediation, but suggesting that the claims that had been summarily disposed of were not incorporated into the…