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STOKES v. CHRYSLER L.L.C.

Docket No. 132648.

750 N.W.2d 129 (2008)

481 Mich. 266

Fredie STOKES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHRYSLER L.L.C., formerly known as Daimlerchrysler Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

June 12, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daryl Royal and Mancini, Schreuder, Kline & Conrad, P.C. (by Roger R. Kline), Dearborn, Warren, for Fredie Stokes.

Lacey & Jones (by Gerald M. Marcinkoski and Michael T. Reinholm), Birmingham, for Chrysler L.L.C.

Martin L. Critchell, Bingham Farms, for amici curiae the Michigan Self-Insurers' Association, the Michigan Manufacturers Association, and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce.

Bleakley, Cypher, Parent, Warren & Quinn, P.C. (by Thomas H. Cypher), Grand Rapids, for amici curiae Alticor.

Opinion

MARKMAN, J.

We heard oral argument on defendant employer's application for leave to appeal to consider whether the burden-shifting analysis articulated by the Court of Appeals relieved claimant of the burden of proving that he was disabled from all jobs paying the maximum wages within his qualifications and training, as required by Sington v. Chrysler Corp., 467 Mich. 144, 648 N.W.2d 624...

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