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Michigan Appellate Court Rules Hospital Entitled To Summary Judgment In Medical Malpractice Case

October 16, 2026

Plaintiff alleged that the decedent, Shabaka Greenwood, fell off his porch in June 2019, and suffered a spinal fracture, rendering him a quadriplegic. Greenwood was initially treated at St. John Hospital before being transferred to Riverview, a skilled nursing facility. On November 26, 2019, Greenwo[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Case Filed One Day Too Soon

June 10, 2026

The Michigan statute of limitations for a medical malpractice action is two years. MCL 600.5805(8). A medical malpractice action accrues “at the time of the act or omission that is the basis for the claim of medical malpractice, regardless of the time the plaintiff discovers or otherwise has knowl[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Case Erroneously Dismissed On Statute Of Limitations Grounds

January 14, 2023

Medical Malpractice Case Erroneously Dismissed: The State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) stated in its published opinion issued on September 22, 2022: “For more than 40 years, civil plaintiffs have relied on the tolling of applicable statutes of limitatio[...]

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Michigan Appellate Court Rules Hospital Entitled To Summary Judgment In Medical Malpractice Case

Michigan Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Case Filed One Day Too Soon

Michigan Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Case Erroneously Dismissed On Statute Of Limitations Grounds

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