Susan Christie v. Wayne State University

Summary

The Court held that the Court of Claims Act's one-year notice requirement applies to every claim against the state, including claims filed in circuit court under the ELCRA and PWDCRA, unless the claim falls within an express statutory exemption. Because Christie did not file the required notice within one year after her claims accrued, her claims were barred and the circuit court should have granted summary disposition to Wayne State University. The Court overruled contrary precedent to the extent it limited the notice requirement to claims filed in the Court of Claims.