Zdrojewski v. Murphy

Defendants appeal as of right from a judgment for plaintiff in this medical malpractice case. Plaintiff cross appeals the trial court’s decision to reduce the damages awarded by the jury pursuant to MCL 600.1483. We affirm.

I. basic facts and proceedings below

In April 1995, Dr. Donald Meyer referred plaintiff to defendant John M. Murphy, M.D., for treatment of a cancerous thyroid tumor. Dr. Murphy, who was the chief of surgery at defendant William Beaumont Hospital, performed the surgery at a Beaumont facility on June 12, 1995. Another physician, Dr. Bruce Macintosh, and a physician’s…