Legal Opinion
Trowell v. Providence Hosp. & Med. Ctrs., Inc.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 6, 2017No. 154476PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
**513*647At issue in this case is whether plaintiff's claims sound in medical malpractice or ordinary negligence. If her claims sound in medical malpractice, then they are barred by the two-year statute of limitations applicable to medical malpractice actions and defendant is entitled to summary disposition under MCR 2.116(C)(7). If her claims sound in ordinary negligence, then they are timely. The Court of Appeals held that it could not "conclude solely on the basis of the allegations in the complaint ... that plaintiff's claims sounded in medical malpractice."1 It then remanded for an…
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