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WOODARD v. CUSTER

Docket Nos. 124994, 124995.

702 N.W.2d 522 (2005)

473 Mich. 1

Johanna WOODARD, Individually and as Next Friend of Austin D. Woodard, a Minor, and Steven Woodard, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and Cross-Appellants, v. Joseph R. CUSTER, M.D., Defendant-Appellant, and Cross-Appellee, and Michael K. Lipscomb, M.D., Michelle M. Nypaver, M.D., and Mona M. Riskalla, M.D., Defendants. Johanna Woodard, Individually and as Next Friend of Austin D. Woodard, a Minor, and Steven Woodard, Plaintiffs-Appellees and Cross-Appellants, v. University of Michigan Medical Center, Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

July 12, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nemier, Tolari, Landry, Mazzeo & Johnson, P.C. (by Craig L. Nemier, Michelle E. Mathieu, and Nancy Dembinski), Farmington Hills, MI, for the plaintiffs.

Hebert, Eller, Chandler & Reynolds, P.L.L.C. (by Kevin P. Hanbury), Bingham Farms, MI, for the defendants.

MARKMAN, J.

The question presented to this Court is whether expert testimony is necessary in the circumstances of this case. We conclude that it is.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiffs' fifteen-day-old son was admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the University of Michigan Hospital, where he was treated for a respiratory problem. During his stay in the PICU, he was under the care of Dr. Joseph R. Custer, the Director of...

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