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Posted: Feb 27, 2019, 1:45 PM
In this case involving no-fault insurance benefits, the Michigan Court of Appeals held that the stipulated order from which the plaintiff appealed did not qualify as a “final order” and, therefore, the Court did not have jurisdiction over the matter.
Posted: Feb 25, 2019, 11:15 AM
Under the precedent set in Spohn v Van Dyke Public Schools 296 Mich App 470 (2012), the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that because of a failure to disclose a possible personal injury claim in a pending bankruptcy action, the Wayne County Circuit Court should have granted the defendants’ motion for summary disposition. McDonald v. Yeldon, Unp. Per Curiam Op. of COA issued 01/03/2019 (Docket No. 339309).
Posted: Feb 20, 2019, 9:00 AM
An affidavit of merit submitted by a board-certified cardiologist satisfied the medical-malpractice expert witness requirements in MCL 600.2912d and MCL 600.2169, even though the doctor’s specialty was not interventional cardiology, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
Posted: Feb 12, 2019, 2:20 PM
A trial court wrongly dismissed this auto negligence action, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled, because there was a genuine issue of material fact about whether the 3-year-old boy’s fractured clavicle affected his “ability to lead his normal life” under the threshold injury standard set forth in McCormick v Carrier, 487 Mich 180 (2010).
Posted: Feb 7, 2019, 2:50 PM
A guardianship and conservatorship petition filed by the adult children of a protected individual should not have been disqualified based on sheer speculation that they were “too young” and might be “pushed, and prodded, and pulled” by other family members, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
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