Court Opinion

ID: 4274332
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2018-05-11 07:07:59.191163+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:33:35.306052
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Order                                                         Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                    Lansing, Michigan

  May 9, 2018                                                          Stephen J. Markman,
                                                                                Chief Justice

  157589-640 & (17)                                                        Brian K. Zahra
                                                                   Bridget M. McCormack
                                                                         David F. Viviano
                                                                     Richard H. Bernstein
                                                                          Kurtis T. Wilder
  MELVIN H. NYLAAN and MARLENE J.                                   Elizabeth T. Clement,
  NYLAAN,                                                                            Justices
            Plaintiffs-Appellees,
  v                                            SC: 157589
                                               COA: 343023
                                               Kent CC: 17-010716-CZ
  WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
             Defendant-Appellant.
  _________________________________________/
  THEODORE J. RYFIAK, JR.,
           Plaintiff-Appellee,
  v                                            SC: 157590
                                               COA: 343024
                                               Kent CC: 17-010720-CZ
  WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
             Defendant-Appellant.
  _________________________________________/
  MICHAEL A. METZ and LAURA C. METZ,
           Plaintiffs-Appellees,
  v                                            SC: 157591
                                               COA: 343025
                                               Kent CC: 17-010723-CZ
  WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
             Defendant-Appellant.
  _________________________________________/
  RANDALL D. SCHMIDT, II and MARY A.
  SCHMIDT,
           Plaintiffs-Appellees,
  v                                            SC: 157592
                                               COA: 343026
                                               Kent CC: 17-010766-CZ
  WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
             Defendant-Appellant.
  _________________________________________/
  DAVID F. CLARK,
             Plaintiff-Appellee,
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v                                            SC: 157593
                                             COA: 343028
                                             Kent CC: 17-010769-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
SUSAN R. GROOVER,
          Plaintiff-Appellee,
v                                            SC: 157594
                                             COA: 343028
                                             Kent CC: 17-010769-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
JAMES D. PENROD, JR. and MARY V.
PENROD,
           Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157595
                                             COA: 343029
                                             Kent CC: 17-010809-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
MARK K. BREEN and DARR L. BREEN,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157596
                                             COA: 343030
                                             Kent CC: 17-010818-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
JAMES A. WATTS and TRINH P. WATTS,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157597
                                             COA: 343031
                                             Kent CC: 17-010906-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
JOSHUA C. GOAD and JODI L. GOAD,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157598
                                             COA: 343032
                                             Kent CC: 17-010907-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
        Defendant-Appellant.
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_________________________________________/
BRIAN GREKO and HEATHER GREKO,
         Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157599
                                             COA: 343033
                                             Kent CC: 17-010908-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
NATHAN C. WOOD and LISA E. WOOD,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157600
                                             COA: 343034
                                             Kent CC: 17-010923-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
RYAN C. SCHWEINZGER and MEAGHAN
K. SCHWEINZGER,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157601
                                             COA: 343035
                                             Kent CC: 17-010966-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
TODD C. KLINSKE and ANGELA KLINSKE,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157602
                                             COA: 343036
                                             Kent CC: 17-010967-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
BRIAN MEYERHOLTZ and KRISTI
MEYERHOLTZ,
         Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157603
                                             COA: 343037
                                             Kent CC: 17-011004-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
LUCAS J. CARNEY, Individually, and
JENNIFER L. CARNEY, Individually and as
                                                                     4

Next Friend of D.D., a Minor,
             Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157604
                                             COA: 343038
                                             Kent CC: 17-011041-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
LISA A. MARTIN, Individually, and
STEPHEN E. MARTIN, Individually and as
Next Friend of K.M., a Minor,
             Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157605
                                             COA: 343039
                                             Kent CC: 17-011042-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
RONALD J. SCHOLLAART and TAMARA
J. SCHOLLAART,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157606
                                             COA: 343040
                                             Kent CC: 17-011043-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
SCOTT HAUGHT and JEANNIE HAUGHT,
         Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157607
                                             COA: 343041
                                             Kent CC: 17-011146-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
JACEK Z. SZOPA and DANUTA SZOPA,
           Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157608
                                             COA: 343042
                                             Kent CC: 17-011166-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
LEE A. MEYERS and KIMBERLY A. MEYERS,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157609
                                                                        5

                                                COA: 343043
                                                Kent CC: 17-011167-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
BRIAN C. SCOTT and KRISTINA M. PALIWODA,
           Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                          SC: 157610
                                           COA: 343044
                                           Kent CC: 17-011168-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
SCOTT DRESEN and CINDEE DRESEN,
Individually and as Trustees of the Scott and
Cindy Dresen Trust,
              Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                               SC: 157611
                                                COA: 343045
                                                Kent CC: 17-011169-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
FRANK M. ZOPPA and KIMBERLY L. ZOPPA,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                               SC: 157612
                                                COA: 343046
                                                Kent CC: 17-011171-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
ROBERT C. VERSLUIS and CHRISTINE
VERSLUIS,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                               SC: 157613
                                                COA: 343047
                                                Kent CC: 17-011218-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
DANIEL E. MALE and JANNA R. MALE,
           Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                               SC: 157614
                                                COA: 343048
                                                Kent CC: 17-011219-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
                                                                       6

           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
STEVEN J. COLBY and JANICE K. WABEKE,
           Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                              SC: 157615
                                               COA: 343049
                                               Kent CC: 17-011238-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
SCOTT INGRAHAM and LISA INGRAHAM,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                              SC: 157616
                                               COA: 343050
                                               Kent CC: 17-011303-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
MICHAEL McGREGOR and MADELAINE
McGREGOR, Individually and as Trustees of
the Michael and Madelaine G. McGregor Trust,
             Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                              SC: 157617
                                               COA: 343051
                                               Kent CC: 17-011304-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
DAVID J. RADLE and LAURA E. RADLE,
           Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                              SC: 157618
                                               COA: 343052
                                               Kent CC: 17-011305-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
JAMES W. BECK, III and ANDREA V. BECK ,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                              SC: 157619
                                               COA: 343053
                                               Kent CC: 17-011443-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
PAUL D. HARRIS and BRENDA K. HARRIS,
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             Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                               SC: 157620
                                                COA: 343054
                                                Kent CC: 17-011444-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
THOMAS J. HULA, TERRY K. HULA,
BRITTANY M. HULA, and BRANDI L. GLASKE,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                               SC: 157621
                                                COA: 343055
                                                Kent CC: 17-011445-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
DENNIS J. MORGAN and RACHEL M. MORGAN,
           Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                          SC: 157622
                                           COA: 343056
                                           Kent CC: 17-011446-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
PATRICK J. BYRNE and SUZANNE K. BYRNE,
           Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                               SC: 157623
                                                COA: 343057
                                                Kent CC: 17-011447-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
GARY T. SKIBA and KATHY L. SKIBA,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                               SC: 157624
                                                COA: 343058
                                                Kent CC: 17-011449-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
MICHAEL J. NIENHUIS and KARRIE-HOPE
NIENHUIS, Individually and as Trustees of the
Michael J. Nienhuis and Karrie-Hope Nienhuis
Revocable Trust,
             Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                               SC: 157625
                                                                          8

                                                  COA: 343059
                                                  Kent CC: 17-011536-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
RYAN W. SCHABERG and JESSICA L.
SCHABERG,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                                 SC: 157626
                                                  COA: 343060
                                                  Kent CC: 17-011537-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
RYAN R. VANAGTMAEL and ANNA L.
VANAGTMAEL,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                                 SC: 157627
                                                  COA: 343061
                                                  Kent CC: 17-011609-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
ASHLEE M. NAFFZIGER, Individually and as
Personal Representative of the Estate of HUNTER
STEPHEN NAFFZIGER,
             Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                                 SC: 157628
                                                  COA: 343062
                                                  Kent CC: 18-000054-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
ANDREW C. DEBSKI and BETHANY J. DEBSKI,
         Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                                 SC: 157629
                                                  COA: 343063
                                                  Kent CC: 18-000055-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
SETH O. McNAUGHTON, Individually, and
TOBYN E. McNAUGHTON, Individually and
as Next Friend of J.M., a Minor,
             Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                                 SC: 157630
                                                                     9

                                             COA: 343064
                                             Kent CC: 18-000086-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
DANIEL C. SMITH,
           Plaintiff-Appellee,
v                                            SC: 157631
                                             COA: 343065
                                             Kent CC: 18-000087-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
KYLE M. WEEDA and SAMANTHA M. WEEDA,
         Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157632
                                             COA: 343066
                                             Kent CC: 18-000229-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
ROBERT J. SULLIVAN and AMY JO L.
SULLIVAN,
           Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157633
                                             COA: 343067
                                             Kent CC: 18-000230-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
ZACHARY R. RAVEN and MEGHAN M.
RAVEN,
         Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157634
                                             COA: 343068
                                             Kent CC: 18-000231-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
ROBERT PEARSON and SAMANTHA
CRIMMINS,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                            SC: 157635
                                             COA: 343069
                                             Kent CC: 18-000233-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
                                                                              10

           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
RICK E. BURROWS and CARRIE L. BURROWS,
Individually and as Trustees of the Rick and Carrie
Burrows Living Trust,
              Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                                     SC: 157636
                                                      COA: 343070
                                                      Kent CC: 18-000308-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
SANDRA J. WYNN-STELT, Individually, as
Trustee of the Sandra J. Wynn-Stelt Trust, and as
Personal Representative of the Estate of JOEL
R. STELT,
              Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                                     SC: 157637
                                                      COA: 343071
                                                      Kent CC: 18-000309-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
STEVEN D. BROEKSTRA and AMY E.
BROEKSTRA,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                                     SC: 157638
                                                      COA: 343072
                                                      Kent CC: 18-000329-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
DAVID M. MILLER and KATHLEEN A.
MILLER,
          Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v                                                     SC: 157639
                                                      COA: 343073
                                                      Kent CC: 18-000331-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/
JEFFERY S. VANDERZOUWEN and ATTI
VANDERZOUWEN,
           Plaintiffs-Appellees,
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v                                                                SC: 157640
                                                                 COA: 343074
                                                                 Kent CC: 18-000332-CZ
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.,
           Defendant-Appellant.
_________________________________________/

      On order of the Court, the motion for immediate consideration is GRANTED.
The application for leave to appeal the April 17, 2018 orders of the Court of Appeals is
considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented
should now be reviewed by this Court.

                        I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
                  foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
                        May 9, 2018
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                                                                            Clerk