Porter v. Henry Ford Hospital

Plaintiffs appeal as of right the circuit court’s order granting summary disposition against them on their medical malpractice claim. The trial court’s decision was based on a failure to plead medical malpractice with the required specificity and plaintiffs’ failure to present expert testimony on the standard of care.

In April, 1983, plaintiff Leonard Porter underwent open heart surgery at the defendant Henry Ford Hospital. Following surgery, Porter developed an infection which required approximately twenty-seven months to bring under control with treatment at the University of Michigan…