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KENDZIERSKI v. MACOMB COUNTY

Docket No. 156086.

931 N.W.2d 604 (2019)

503 Mich. 296

Rita KENDZIERSKI, Bonnie Haines, Greg Dennis, Louise Bertolini, John Barker, James Cowan, Vincent Powierski, Robert Stanley, Alan Moroschan, and Gaer Guerber, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MACOMB COUNTY, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided May 30, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legghio & Israel, PC, Royal Oak (by Christopher P. Legghio and Stuart M. Israel) for plaintiffs.

Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook, Detroit (by Susan Healy Zitterman and Karen B. Berkery) for defendant.

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC (by Clifford W. Taylor, Lansing, Richard W. Warren, and Brian M. Schwartz, Detroit) for Amici Curiae, the Michigan Municipal League, the Michigan Association of Counties, the Michigan Townships Association, and the Public Corporation Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.

Kenneth J. Bailey, Teague P. Paterson, and Dawn E. H. Lee for Amicus Curiae, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO.

Mark H. Cousens Law Office, Southfield (by Mark H. Cousens) for Amicus Curiae, the American Federation of Teachers Michigan, AFL-CIO.

BEFORE THE ENTIRE BENCH (except Cavanagh, J.)

OPINION

The issue here is whether plaintiffs' collective-bargaining agreements (CBAs) with defendant, Macomb County, granted plaintiffs a vested right to lifetime and unalterable retirement healthcare benefits. The trial court held that while plaintiffs are entitled to lifetime healthcare benefits, defendant can make reasonable...

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