Sec. 801. (1) A person alleging a violation of this act may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief or damages, or both. (2) An action commenced pursuant to subsection (1) may be brought in the circuit court for the county where the alleged violation occurred, or for the county where the person against whom the civil complaint is filed resides or has his principal place of business. (3) As used in subsection (1), "damages" means damages for injury or loss caused by each violation of this act, including reasonable attorney's fees.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2801
Action for injunctive relief or damages; venue; “damages” defined
Applied in 67 court decisions — leading case Rasheed v. Chrysler Corp. (1994)
Most recently applied in Wang v. Gen. Motors, LLC (March 2019)
1976, Act 453, Eff
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