Opinion
Docket No. 142874.COA No. 296976.
2011-09-21
SPECTRUM HEALTH HOSPITALS, Plaintiff–Appellee,v.FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF MICHIGAN and Farm Bureau General Insurance Company of Michigan, Defendants–Appellants.
Prior report: Mich.App., 2011 WL 683040.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the February 24, 2011 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall address whether an immediate family member who knows that he or she has been forbidden to drive a vehicle may nevertheless be a permissive user of the vehicle eligible for personal protection insurance (“PIP”) benefits under MCL 500.3113(a) when, contrary to the owner's prohibition, an intermediate permissive user grants the PIP claimant permission to operate the accident vehicle.
The motion of the Insurance Institute of Michigan to file a brief amicus curiae is GRANTED. The Michigan Association
for Justice, the Michigan Insurance Federation, the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc., the Michigan Health and Hospital Association, and the Commissioner of Insurance are invited to file briefs amicus curiae. Other persons or groups interested in the determination of the issue presented may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.