McLAIN v. LANSING FIRE DEPARTMENT

Plaintiff appeals the trial court’s grant of summary disposition in favor of defendants. For the reasons stated in this opinion, we affirm.

I. FACTS and procedural history

This case involves the death of plaintiffs decedent, Tracy McLain. According to plaintiffs original complaint, McLain suffered a respiratory attack in February 2009. When emergency personnel arrived, they administered medication and CPR, and inserted a breathing tube into McLain. Though McLain was promptly delivered to the hospital, she was declared brain-dead several days after her admission, and died soon after. Plaintiffs…