Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
February 2, 2011 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
Michael F. Cavanagh
Marilyn Kelly
141747 & (87)(92) Stephen J. Markman
Diane M. Hathaway
Mary Beth Kelly
GAIL MILLER, Guardian and Conservator Brian K. Zahra,
Justices
for RYAN SCOTT MILLER, a Mentally
and Physically Incapacitated Person,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v SC: 141747
COA: 290522
Macomb CC: 2007-005364-NF
CITIZENS INSURANCE COMPANY
and APRIL BUERKEL,
Defendants,
and
DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER,
Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the May 13, 2010
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall
include among the issues to be briefed: (1) whether a medical care provider that is not a
party to a fee agreement with plaintiff’s counsel may be liable for all or a portion of
counsel’s fee and the basis for such liability, if any; and (2) if there is such liability, the
manner in which the amount of the liability is to be determined.
The motions for leave to file briefs amicus curiae are GRANTED. 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 2, 2011 _________________________________________
y0126 Clerk