MacDonald v. State Farm Mutual Insurance

The factual posture of this case *707is accurately set forth in Judge Cynar’s dissenting opinion.

There may have been any number of reasons why plaintiff could not have worked following the accident. However, as long as his injuries from the accident were sufficient in themselves to preclude him from working, he is eligible for work-loss benefits. Absent evidence that plaintiffs heart attack will result in permanent unemployment, plaintiff is entitled to continued work-loss benefits under MCL 500.3107a; MSA 24.13107(1), inasmuch as it resulted in his becoming "temporarily unemployed * * * during…