Opinion
Docket No. 153723. COA No. 323987.
11-23-2016
Jeffrey HAKSLUOTO and Carol Haksluoto, Plaintiffs–Appellants, v. MT. CLEMENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, a/k/a McLaren Macomb General Radiology ASsociates, P.C. and Eli Shapiro, D.O., Defendants–Appellees.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the February 18, 2016 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall include among the issues to be briefed: (1) whether a notice of intent under MCL 600.2912b that is mailed on what would otherwise be the last day of the limitations period of MCL 600.5805(6) tolls the limitations period, as provided by MCL 600.5856(c) ; and (2) if the limitations period was tolled in this case, whether the plaintiffs were required to file on the 182nd day of the notice period or the day after the 182nd day in order for their Complaint to be timely. See MCR 1.108(1) (“the period runs until the end of the ... day”).
The Michigan Association for Justice, the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc., and the Negligence Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan are invited to file briefs amicus curiae. Other persons or groups interested in the determination of the issues presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.