Holmes v. Michigan Capital Medical Center

In these consolidated appeals involving medical malpractice cases, defendants-appellants appeal by leave granted from orders denying their motions for summary disposition. We reverse and remand because we conclude that in each case defendants-appellants were entitled to summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(7) (claim barred because of statute of limitations).

Each defendant asserts entitlement to summary disposition on the basis that plaintiffs failed to file with their complaints affidavits of merit required by MCL 600.2912d; MSA 27A.2912(4), and thus failed to timely file proper…