Opinion
No. 141727.
March 9, 2011.
Appeal from the reported below: 289 Mich App ___.
Orders Granting Oral Argument in Cases Pending on Application for Leave to Appeal Entered.
At oral argument, the parties ishall address (1) whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the jury verdict in favor of the defendants on the basis of its conclusion that the trial court erred in determining the applicable standard of care and (2) whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that evidence of the defendants' internal policies and procedures should have been admitted at trial. The parties may file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order, but they should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.
The motions for leave to file brief amicus curiae are granted. The Michigan Association for Justice, the Michigan Health and Hospital Association, and Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc., 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.