A governmental agency is immune from tort liability if the governmental agency is engaged in the exercise or discharge of a governmental function. The Michigan Supreme Court recently loosened the requirements needed to file a claim under the Governmental Tort Liability Act.Michigan negligence laws recognize "comparative negligence," in which recovery of damages is reduced proportionately to the plaintiff's own negligence. In a small number of jurisdictions including Michigan, recovery in tort is permitted for purely economic losses in only limited and narrow circumstances.2. One such circumstance is limited property damage liability, also known as "mini-tort. A "tort" is an injury to another person or to property, which is compensable under the law. Third-party claims are appropriate anytime you were hurt either on the job or in relation to your job as a result of a non-employer's negligence. There is, however, generally no tort liability for failure to measure up to that responsibility. Third-party claims are appropriate anytime you were hurt either on the job or in relation to your job as a result of a non-employer's negligence. In tort actions for death or injury to person or property, no defendant shall be liable for an amount greater than its percentage of the negligence.
