Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. Patel
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 26, 2004No. Docket 123957PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarkman, J.
We granted leave to appeal to consider whether the medical malpractice noneconomic damages cap, MCL 600.1483(1), applies to a wrongful death *161action where the underlying claim is medical malpractice. The jury awarded plaintiff $10 million in noneconomic damages. The trial court denied defendants’ motion for remittitur or a new trial, concluding that the medical malpractice noneconomic damages cap does not apply to wrongful death actions. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Because we conclude that the medical malpractice noneconomic damages cap does apply to wrongful death actions where the…
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