Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.20142 (2026)
Compliance as bar to certain claims; exceptions.
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NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT
Act 451 of 1994
324.20142 Compliance as bar to certain claims; exceptions.
Sec. 20142.
(1) Except as provided in section 20126a(5), a person who has complied with the requirements of this part or is exempt from liability under this part is not subject to a claim in law or equity for performance of response activities under part 17, part 31, or common law.
(2) This section does not bar any of the following:
(a) Tort claims unrelated to performance of response activities.
(b) Tort claims for damages which result from response activities.
(c) Tort claims related to the exercise or failure to exercise responsibilities under section 20107a.
History: Add. 1995, Act 71, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1995
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case, 2016–2016 · leading case: Tennine Corp. v. Boardwalk Com., LLC, 888 N.W.2d 267 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
Tennine Corp. v. Boardwalk Com., LLC, 888 N.W.2d 267 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “20101 to MCL 324.20142, is “to provide for appropriate response activity to eliminate unacceptable risks to public health, safety, or welfare, or to the environment from environmental contamination at facilities within the state.”
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