Mazumder v. University of Michigan Regents

Summary

The Supreme Court of Michigan reversed the Court of Appeals' application of equitable tolling to the plaintiff's claim. It nevertheless reinstated the circuit court's denial of summary disposition because the plaintiff fell within the class of plaintiffs entitled to relief under Mullins v. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, and remanded for further proceedings.

Holdings

1. The Court of Appeals erred in invoking equitable tolling under the circumstances presented.
2. Because plaintiff fell within the class of plaintiffs entitled to relief identified in Mullins, the Supreme Court reinstated the circuit court's order denying defendants' motion for summary disposition.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Court of Appeals erred by invoking equitable tolling to avoid the claim bar recognized in Waltz v. Wyse.
2. Whether plaintiff was nevertheless entitled to relief under the Supreme Court's order in Mullins v. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital.
3. Whether the circuit court's order denying defendants' motion for summary disposition should be reinstated.

Disposition

reversed_and_remanded