Opinion
SC: 163086 COA: 350655
10-20-2021
Mary Anne MARKEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellee, and Hospital Consultants, PC, Linet Lonappan, M.D., and Ioana Morariu, Defendants.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the April 22, 2021 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall include among the issues to be briefed whether the Court of Appeals correctly applied the ostensible agency test set forth in Grewe v. Mount Clemens General Hosp. , 404 Mich. 240, 273 N.W.2d 429 (1978), but see Reeves v. MidMichigan Health , 489 Mich. 908, 796 N.W.2d 468 (2011). The appellant's brief and appendix shall be filed by January 31, 2022, with no extensions except upon a showing of good cause. The time for filing the remaining briefs shall be as set forth in MCR 7.312(E). The time allowed for oral argument shall be 20 minutes for each side. MCR 7.314(B)(1).
The Michigan Association for Justice, the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc., the Michigan Health and Hospital Association, 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 issue presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.