Opinion
SC: 160291-2 COA: 341640 341663
05-22-2020
Vernon BOWMAN, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Kelly M. Bowman, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER, and Ascension Medical Group Michigan d/b/a Romeo Plan Diagnostic Center, and Tushar S. Parikh, M.D., Defendants-Appellees.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the August 13, 2019 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall address: (1) whether this Court’s decision in Solowy v. Oakwood Hosp. Corp. , 454 Mich. 214, 561 N.W.2d 843 (1997), adopted the correct standard for application of the six-month discovery rule set forth in MCL 600.5838a(2) ; (2) if not, what standard the Court should adopt; and (3) whether the plaintiff in this case timely served her notice of intent and filed her complaint under MCL 600.5838a(2). 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., and Michigan Health and Hospital Association 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.