Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
April 2, 2010 Marilyn Kelly,
Chief Justice
139860 Michael F. Cavanagh
Elizabeth A. Weaver
Maura D. Corrigan
Robert P. Young, Jr.
Stephen J. Markman
RAQUEL ROBELIN, Conservator, for Diane M. Hathaway,
TEIJA McCALL, Justices
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v SC: 139860
COA: 279780
Kent CC: 04-010444-NH
SPECTRUM HEALTH HOSPITALS, d/b/a
SPECTRUM HEALTH-EAST CAMPUS,
JOHN HARTMANN, M.D., and
ADVANTAGE HEALTH PHYSICIANS, P.C.,
Defendants-Appellants.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 10, 2009
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 peremptory action. MCR
7.302(H)(1). At oral argument, the parties shall address whether the trial court abused its
discretion when it denied the defendants’ motion to strike the testimony of Ronald
Gabriel, M.D. In particular, the parties are directed to address whether Dr. Gabriel’s
proposed testimony meets the criteria of MCL 600.2955 and MRE 702. See Craig v
Oakwood Hospital, 471 Mich 67 (2004), and Gilbert v DaimlerChrysler Corp, 470 Mich
749 (2004). The parties may file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this
order, but they should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.
The Michigan Association for Justice, the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, and
the Michigan State Medical Society 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.
April 2, 2010 _________________________________________
0330 Clerk