Michigan Laws 445.322 – Individual or class action
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 445.322
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.312
(1) Whether or not a person seeks damages or has an adequate remedy at law, a person may bring an action to do either or both of the following if the attorney general or prosecuting attorney fails to initiate action within 60 days after receiving notice of an alleged violation of this act:
(a) Obtain a declaratory judgment that an act or practice violates this act.
(b) Enjoin by temporary or permanent injunction a person that is engaging or is about to engage in an act or practice that violates this act.
(2) Except as provided in section 9, a person that suffers loss as a result of a violation of this act may bring an individual or a class action to recover actual damages or $250.00, whichever is greater, for each day on which a violation of this act is found, together with reasonable attorneys’ fees that do not exceed $300.00 in an individual action.