Summary
The Michigan Supreme Court vacated its prior order granting leave to appeal and denied the application for leave to appeal the Court of Appeals judgment. In a dissent, Justice Corrigan argued that MCL 600.5851(7) is a saving provision rather than a statute of limitations and therefore is not tolled during the medical-malpractice presuit notice period under MCL 600.5856(c). The dissent concluded that the minor plaintiff's complaint was untimely and should have been dismissed with prejudice.
Questions Presented
- Whether MCL 600.5851(7) is a statute of limitations or an alternative saving provision for a medical-malpractice claim accruing before a child's eighth birthday.
- Whether the notice-of-intent tolling provision in MCL 600.5856(c) tolls the filing deadline established by MCL 600.5851(7).
- Whether the complaint was untimely under the statutory scheme governing medical-malpractice claims by minors.
Disposition
other
Cases Cited (7)
- Vanslembrouck v. Halperin, 277 Mich. App. 558, 569, 747 N.W.2d 311 (2008)(followed procedurally)
- Waltz v. Wyse, 469 Mich. 642, 650, 677 N.W.2d 813 (2004)(relied upon)
- Miller v. Mercy Memorial Hosp., 466 Mich. 196, 202, 644 N.W.2d 730 (2002)(relied upon and criticized in part)
- Vega v. Lakeland Hosps., 479 Mich. 243, 245, 250-251, 736 N.W.2d 561 (2007)(relied upon)
- Howard v. Gen. Motors Corp., 427 Mich. 358, 384, 399 N.W.2d 10 (1986)(relied upon)
- Lindsey v. Harper Hosp., 455 Mich. 56, 61, 65, 564 N.W.2d 861 (1997)(relied upon)
- Brackett v. Focus Hope, 482 Mich. 269, 276, 753 N.W.2d 207 (2008)(relied upon)
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