Geralds v. Munson Healthcare

Plaintiff Andrew Geralds, by his next friend Gregory Geralds, appeals as of right from a trial court’s order striking plaintiff’s affidavit of merit, granting summary disposition in favor of defendant, and dismissing with prejudice plaintiff’s malpractice complaint. We affirm.

I. FACTS

On December 21, 2000, plaintiffs counsel filed a complaint against defendant Munson Healthcare alleging that on August 21, 1997, defendant’s agent, Robert Swetnam, D.O., who was board certified in emergency medicine, committed malpractice in the treatment of a laceration to plaintiff’s left foot. The complaint…