Johnson v. Pastoriza

In this cause of action involving the wrongful-death act, MCL 600.2922 and MCL 600.2922a, defendants appeal by leave granted the trial court’s denial of their motion for summary disposition. On appeal, *263defendants argue that none of plaintiffs’ claims are compensable under the wrongful-death act. We affirm.

I. SUBSTANTIVE FACTS

As alleged by plaintiffs in their first amended complaint, the medical history of plaintiff Candice Johnson (hereafter Johnson) reflects that her cervix is incompetent. Johnson’s incompetent cervix resulted in her having a number of miscarriages. However, in 1999,…