Myriam Velez v. Martin Tuma

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: March 23, 2012
• Docket: 138952
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

March 23, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

138952 & (59) Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway Mary Beth Kelly MYRIAM VELEZ, Brian K. Zahra, Plaintiff-Appellee/ Justices Cross-Appellant, v SC: 138952 COA: 281136 Wayne CC: 04-402161-NH MARTIN TUMA, M.D., Defendant-Appellant/ Cross-Appellee.

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On order of the Court, on the Court’s own motion, the plaintiff’s application for leave to appeal as cross-appellant is reconsidered, and it is GRANTED. The parties are invited to file supplemental briefs limited to the issue raised in that cross-application, and whether Markley v Oak Health Care, 255 Mich App 245, 250 (2003), correctly decided that the common law setoff rule applies in medical malpractice actions where joint and several liability is imposed. The plaintiff’s brief shall be filed no later than April 13, 2012, and the defendant’s brief shall be filed no later than May 4, 2012.

I, Corbin R. Davis, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court. March 23, 2012 _________________________________________ t0320 Clerk