Robins v. Garg

Plaintiff Michael Robins, the personal representative of the estate of decedent llene Robins, appeals as of right the trial court’s order granting summary disposition in favor of defendant. We reverse and remand.

Defendant Dr. Tilak Garg, a general practitioner, operated a walk-in clinic in Keego Harbor, Michigan. He began seeing llene Robins as a patient in January 1986. At that time, Dr. Garg noted that Robins was at risk for heart disease because she had the following risk factors: a family history of heart disease, high cholesterol, and a history of smoking (although Robins told Dr. Garg…