Vargo v. Sauer

This case arises out of an action for medical malpractice involving the death of twenty-year-old Janet Vargo after she gave birth to her son at St. Lawrence Hospital in Lansing. Plaintiff, as personal representative of the estate of Janet Vargo, asserted that defendant-appellee Dr. Harold Sauer, a Michigan State University medical professor who instructs medical residents and treats patients at St. Lawrence, negligently caused Ms. Vargo’s death. Dr. Sauer moved for summary disposition, arguing that he was entitled to immunity pursuant to subsection 7(2) of the governmental tort immunity…