Jackson v. New Center Community Mental Health Services

Plaintiffs, Vinzell Jackson and Herman A. Bohler, Jr., personal representative of the estate of Herman Bohler, deceased, appeal from an order denying their motion for rehearing. The order reaffirmed the circuit court’s entry of summary disposition in favor of defendants, New Center Community Mental Health Services and Raghavendar R. Kilaru, M.D. The court had found that New Center was a governmental agency and that New Center and its employee, defendant Kilaru, were immune from liability to plaintiffs for negligence. We disagree with the lower court’s analysis of governmental immunity.…