Michigan Laws 290.723 – Judicial review of committee awards
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 290.723
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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.
(1) Awards of the joint settlement committee shall be reviewable by the court of appeals but only for the following reasons:
(a) The joint settlement committee was without or exceeded its jurisdiction.
(b) The award is unsupported by competent, material, and substantial evidence on the whole record.
(c) The award was procured by fraud, collusion, or other similar and unlawful means.
(2) The pendency of a proceeding for review shall not automatically stay the order of the joint settlement committee.