Paige v. City of Sterling Heights

(concurring in part and dissenting in part.) Today, a majority of this Court vacates the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appellate Commission and remands this case for reconsideration in light of Robinson v Detroit, 462 Mich 439; 613 NW2d 307 (2000). In doing so, the majority overrules Hagerman v Gencorp Automotive, 457 Mich 720; 579 NW2d 347 (1998). I firmly believe that Hagerman was properly decided and correctly interpreted the phrase “proximate cause” as it is used in MCL 418.375(2).1 *526Specifically, this Court correctly considered and rejected the interpretation adopted today;…