Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
April 5, 2017 Stephen J. Markman,
Chief Justice
Robert P. Young, Jr.
Brian K. Zahra
154476 Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
AUDREY TROWELL, Joan L. Larsen,
Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices
v SC: 154476
COA: 327525
Oakland CC: 2014-141798-NO
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL AND
MEDICAL CENTERS, INC.,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the August 16, 2016
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral
argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1).
The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order
addressing whether the claims in the plaintiff’s complaint sound in ordinary negligence or
medical malpractice, Bryant v Oakpointe Villa Nursing Centre, Inc, 471 Mich 411
(2004). The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.
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.
April 5, 2017
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Clerk