Trenda Jones v. Detroit Medical Center ( 2011 )

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan February 4, 2011 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice 141624 Michael F. Cavanagh 141629 Marilyn Kelly TRENDA JONES, Successor Personal Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway Representative and Co-Personal Mary Beth Kelly Representative, BOOKER T. JONES, Brian K. Zahra, Co-Personal Representative, and Justices MARGARET A. JONES, Co-Personal Representative, of the Estate of JAMAR CORTEZ JONES, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 141624 COA: 288710 Wayne CC: 03-327528-NH DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER and SINAI-GRACE HOSPITAL, Defendants-Appellants, and DANNY F. WATSON, M.D., and WILLIAM M. LEUCHTER, P.C., Defendants-Appellees. _________________________________________/ TRENDA JONES, Successor Personal Representative and Co-Personal Representative, BOOKER T. JONES, Co-Personal Representative, and MARGARET A. JONES, Co-Personal Representative, of the Estate of JAMAR CORTEZ JONES, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 141629 COA: 288710 Wayne CC: 03-327528-NH DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER and SINAI-GRACE HOSPITAL, Defendants-Appellees, and DANNY F. WATSON, M.D., and WILLIAM M. LEUCHTER, P.C., Defendants-Appellants. _________________________________________/ 2 On order of the Court, the applications for leave to appeal the May 20, 2010 judgment of the Court of Appeals are considered, and they are GRANTED. The parties shall include among the issues to be briefed: (1) whether the probability of injury is a proper consideration in determining proximate causation, and (2) whether partial summary disposition may be granted to the plaintiff with regard to proximate causation where the negligence of the defendant has not been established. The Michigan Association for Justice and the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc. are invited to file briefs amicus curiae. Other persons or groups interested in the determination of the issues presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae. I, Corbin R. Davis, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court. February 4, 2011 _________________________________________ d0201 Clerk