Scott v. Henry Ford Hospital

Plaintiff appeals as of right from a circuit court order granting defendant’s motion for summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(8). We affirm.

Plaintiff Lorraine Scott filed a complaint seeking the production of medical records concerning her deceased husband from defendant Henry Ford Hospital. Defendant refused to supply plaintiff with the requested medical records, arguing that the physician-patient privilege precluded the release of the records. Defendant argued that it could only release the records to a duly appointed personal representative of the deceased patient’s estate.

The…