Legal Opinion
Vega v. Lakeland Hospitals at Niles and St Joseph, Inc
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided October 26, 2005No. Docket 253739PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
In this medical malpractice action, plaintiff appeals as of right the trial court’s order granting defendants’ motion for summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(7) on the basis that the statutory period of limitations expired before plaintiff filed her complaint. We affirm, holding that MCL 600.5851(1) and (7) unambiguously exclude medical malpractice claimants from the disability grace period and this exclusion does not violate equal protection guarantees.
*567i. FACTS
It is undisputed that plaintiffs medical malpractice claim accrued on December 13,1999, when, at Lakeland Medical…
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