Michigan Laws 35.1072 – Assistance or services based on income level; exclusion of judgment or settlement for exposure to agent orange
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 35.1072
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
A department or agency of the state that grants assistance, provides services, or charges for services based upon income level shall not take into consideration as income or resources an amount paid to a person that is a judgment or settlement for damages suffered as a result of exposure to agent orange, as defined in section 5701 of the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being section 333.5701 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.