MacKinac Bridge Authority v. Silicosis, Dust Disease, & Logging Industry Compensation Fund

The Silicosis, Dust Disease, and Logging Industry Compensation Fund (Silicosis Fund) appeals by leave granted the July 28, 1993, order of the Worker’s Compensation Appellate Commission, which affirmed the magistrate’s decision ordering the Silicosis Fund to reimburse the employer’s carrier, Accident Fund of Michigan, for both weekly benefits payable to plaintiff and the accrued interest on unpaid benefits. We reverse.

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A magistrate found plaintiff to be suffering from a dust disease within the meaning of § 531 of the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act, MCL 418.531; MSA 17.237(531). The…