OTTGEN v. KATRANJI

No. 163216.

999 N.W.2d 359 (2023)

511 Mich. 223

Candi OTTGEN and Patrick Ottgen, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Abdalmaijid KATRANJI, M.D., Katranji Reconstructive Surgical Institute, Katranji Reconstructive Surgery Institute, PLLC, Katranji Family Foundation, Katranji Hand Center, and Katranji Institute, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 14, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Granzotto, PC, Royal Oak, (by Mark Granzotto ) and The Nichols Law Firm, PLLC (by James T. Heos and Matthew J. Heos ) for plaintiffs.

Hall Matson, PLC, East Lansing, (by Marcy R. Matson and Sandra J. Lake ) and Plunkett Cooney (by Jeffrey C. Gerish , Bloomfield Hills) for defendants.

Rhoades McKee PC (by James R. Poll, Grand Rapids) for Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc., amicus curiae.

Kerr, Russell and Weber, PLC, Detroit, (by Joanne Geha Swanson and Jacquelyn A. Klima) for the Michigan State Medical Society and the American Medical Association, amici curiae.

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC, Southfield, (by Michael J. Cook) for the Insurance Alliance of Michigan, amicus curiae.

Goethel Engelhardt, PLLC, Ann Arbor, (by Jennifer A. Engelhardt) for the Michigan Association for Justice, amicus curiae.

BEFORE THE ENTIRE BENCH (except Bolden, J.)


OPINION

The question in this case is narrow and seemingly straightforward: when does a medical malpractice action begin? The answer is important because a medical malpractice plaintiff may not bring or maintain an action if the action is not commenced within the statutory limitations...

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