White v. FCA US, LLC

DAVID M. LAWSON, United States District Judge

The question presented by the defendant's motion for partial summary judgment is whether the plaintiffs, as personal representatives of the estates of the deceaseds, may recover damages for lost wages and earning capacity of their decedents. The defendant contends that answer is "no," arguing that Michigan's Wrongful Death Act limits recovery solely to damages for "loss of support," upon proof that they had a reasonable expectation of receiving support from the deceased. Because current Michigan statutory and decisional law compels the opposite…