Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
March 23, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
138952 & (59) Michael F. Cavanagh
Marilyn Kelly
Stephen J. Markman
Diane M. Hathaway
Mary Beth Kelly
MYRIAM VELEZ, Brian K. Zahra,
Plaintiff-Appellee/ Justices
Cross-Appellant,
v SC: 138952
COA: 281136
Wayne CC: 04-402161-NH
MARTIN TUMA, M.D.,
Defendant-Appellant/
Cross-Appellee.
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On order of the Court, on the Court’s own motion, the plaintiff’s application for
leave to appeal as cross-appellant is reconsidered, and it is GRANTED. The parties are
invited to file supplemental briefs limited to the issue raised in that cross-application, and
whether Markley v Oak Health Care, 255 Mich App 245, 250 (2003), correctly decided
that the common law setoff rule applies in medical malpractice actions where joint and
several liability is imposed. The plaintiff’s brief shall be filed no later than April 13,
2012, and the defendant’s brief shall be filed no later than May 4, 2012.
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.
March 23, 2012 _________________________________________
t0320 Clerk