Estate of Diana Lykos Voutsaras v. Gary L Bender ( 2019 )

Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
December 13, 2019 Bridget M. McCormack,
Chief Justice
159107 David F. Viviano,
Chief Justice Pro Tem
159124
Stephen J. Markman
Brian K. Zahra
Richard H. Bernstein
Elizabeth T. Clement
KATHLEEN M. GAYDOS, Personal Megan K. Cavanagh,
Representative of the ESTATE OF DIANA Justices
LYKOS VOUTSARAS,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
and
SPIRO VOUTSARAS
Plaintiff,
v SC: 159107
COA: 340714
Ingham CC: 16-000263-NM
GARY L. BENDER, RICHARD A.
CASCARILLA, LINDSAY NICOLE DANGL,
VINCENT P. SPAGNUOLO, and MURPHY &
SPAGNUOLO PC,
Defendants,
and
KENNETH M. MOGILL and MOGILL, POSNER
& COHEN,
Defendants-Appellants,
and
KERN G. SLUCTER and GANNON GROUP, PC,
Defendants-Appellees.
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KATHLEEN M. GAYDOS, Personal
Representative of the ESTATE OF DIANA
LYKOS VOUTSARAS,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
and
SPIRO VOUTSARAS,
Plaintiff,
v SC: 159124
COA: 340714
Ingham CC: 16-000263-NM
GARY L. BENDER, RICHARD A.
CASCARILLA, LINDSAY NICOLE DANGL,
VINCENT P. SPAGNUOLO, and MURPHY &
2
SPAGNUOLO PC,
Defendants,
and
KENNETH M. MOGILL and MOGILL, POSNER
& COHEN,
Defendants-Appellees,
and
KERN G. SLUCTER and GANNON GROUP, PC,
Defendants-Appellants.
___________________________________________/
On order of the Court, the applications for leave to appeal the January 3, 2019
judgment of the Court of Appeals are considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral
argument on the applications for leave to appeal. MCR 7.305(H)(1).
The appellants shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order
addressing whether the privilege of witness immunity extends to retained experts sued for
professional malpractice. See Maiden v Rozwood, 461 Mich. 109 (1999). In addition to
the brief, the appellants shall electronically file appendices conforming to MCR
7.312(D)(2). In the briefs, citations to the record must provide the appendix page numbers
as required by MCR 7.312(B)(1). The plaintiff-appellee shall file a supplemental brief
within 21 days of being served with the appellants’ briefs. The plaintiff-appellee shall also
electronically file an appendix, or in the alternative, stipulate to the use of the appendices
filed by the appellants. Replies, if any, must be filed by the appellants within 14 days of
being served with the appellee’s brief. The parties should not submit mere restatements of
their application papers.
The time allowed for oral argument shall be 30 minutes: 15 minutes for appellants,
to be divided at their discretion, and 15 minutes for plaintiff-appellee. MCR 7.314(B)(1).
Persons or groups interested in the determination of the issue presented in this case
may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae. Motions for permission to
file briefs amicus curiae and briefs amicus curiae regarding these cases should be filed in
Gaydos v Bender, Docket No. 159107, only and served on the parties in both cases.
CAVANAGH, J., not participating due to a preexisting relationship with a party.
I, Larry S. Royster, 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.
December 13, 2019
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Clerk