Rome v. Sinai Hospital of Detroit

We adopt the facts as they are clearly and concisely set forth in the dissenting opinion.

For the reasons stated in Brown v Siang, 107 Mich App 91; 309 NW2d 575 (1981), we hold that plaintiff’s due process right to a fair hearing before an impartial tribunal is not violated by MCL 600.5040 et seq.; MSA 27A.5040 et seq., where one of the three arbitrators assigned to hear a medical malpractice claim is a physician. Nor is the act unconscionable in that it abrogates plaintiff’s constitutional right of access to the courts. Thus, we affirm the trial court’s decision upholding the statute.

However,…