Michigan State Garners Immunity in Hockey Puck Case

A Michigan state appeals court has handed Michigan State University a full victory in a case in which it was sued after a spectator was struck in the head by a hockey puck at an MSU hockey game.   First, the court agreed with the school and affirmed a trial court’s decision to dismiss the plaintiff’s claim on governmental immunity grounds because MSU was less like a business out to make a profit and more like an educational institution, entitling it to the proprietary function exception