Gay v. Select Specialty Hospital

In this nursing malpractice case against Select Specialty Hospital, the majority decision reverses the trial court’s order dismissing the action by Patricia Gay, personal representative of the estate of Dolores M. Wright, deceased. I respectfully dissent. Unlike the majority, I believe that the trial court properly determined that plaintiffs originally proposed nursing expert, Kathleen Boggs, R.N., did not meet the requisite MCL 600.2169(1) qualifications to testify regarding the appropriate standard of care. I also believe that the trial court did not err by refusing *302plaintiffs request to…