Grossman v. Brown

At issue here is whether plaintiffs attorney had a reasonable belief under MCL 600.2912d(l) that plaintiffs medical expert satisfied the expert witness requirements of MCL 600.2169 in order to sign plaintiffs affidavit of merit. We hold that plaintiffs attorney had such a reasonable belief. Having reached the same conclusion, the circuit court decision is affirmed, and this case is remanded to that court for further proceedings.

I. FACTS

Plaintiffs husband, Fred Grossman, went to defendant Sinai Hospital to undergo an elective carotid endarterectomy (surgical removal of the lining of the…