Brintley v. Hutzel Hospital

Defendant Hutzel Hospital appeals from the circuit court’s denial of its motion for summary disposition or to compel arbitration. Plaintiffs sued defendant for medical malpractice arising out of plaintiff Ida Brintley’s hospitalization. Defendant moved for summary disposition or to compel arbitration on the grounds that Mrs. Brintley had entered into a binding agreement to arbitrate any claims arising out of her care and treatment at defendant hospital. Plaintiffs argued that the arbitration agreement was invalid because it was not executed in strict compliance with the Medical Malpractice…