The two cases were filed by restaurants and fitness centers that argue the state’s COVID-19 shutdowns and restrictions robbed them of income that they deserve to recover. A Supreme Court ruling would affect the ability of potentially thousands of Michigan businesses to file claims against the state.
“Nearly every court nationwide has rejected the novel theory of a taking in the context of COVID-19.”
That’s Michigan Solicitor General Ann Sherman.
“Michigan’s departure from this wisdom would make it a national outlier.”
Sherman also argued that the hardships of COVID restrictions in the short term set the stage for a post-pandemic business recovery.
