O’neal v. St John Hospital & Medical Center

Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan Chief Justice: Justices: Opinion Marilyn Kelly Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway FILED JULY 31, 2010 STATE OF MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT RAYMOND O’NEAL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v No. 138180 ST. JOHN HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER, RALPH DiLISIO M.D. and EFSTATHIOS TAPAZOGLOU, M.D., Defendant-Appellees. BEFORE THE ENTIRE BENCH HATHAWAY, J. This case addresses the burden of proof necessary to establish proximate causation in a traditional medical malpractice action. At issue is whether…