Nbd Bank, Na v. Barry

Plaintiff appeals as of right an order granting summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(10) to defendant, Michael S. Barry, D.O., in this medical malpractice action. We affirm.

In this case, we are presented with the issue whether a doctor who is contacted by a. patient’s treating physician to discuss treatment alternatives owes a duty of care to the patient whose case is discussed. In a factually similar case, Hill v Kokosky, 186 Mich App 300; 463 NW2d 265 (1990), a pregnant woman was admitted to Riverside Osteopathic Hospital with an incompetent cervix. During the woman’s…