Case Name: Wilcoxson-Bey v. Providence Hospital & Medical Centers, Inc
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 2009-05-29
Citations: 483 Mich. 1023
Docket Number: No. 138033
Parties: Wilcoxson-Bey v Providence Hospital & Medical Centers, Inc,
Judges: Corrigan, J. I would grant leave to appeal or hold oral argument on the application.
Reporter: Michigan Reports
Volume: 483
Pages: 1023–1023

Head Matter:
Wilcoxson-Bey v Providence Hospital & Medical Centers, Inc,
No. 138033.

Opinion:
Pursuant to MCR 7.302(G)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals and reinstate the Wayne Circuit Court's order denying the defendant's motion for summary disposition with regard to causation. When the record is reviewed in its entirety, there was sufficient evidence presented to demonstrate that daily fetal monitoring is effective in the vast majority of cases in detecting cord compression and fetal distress — which are events that precede cord occlusion and that signal the need for intervention to prevent injury. The actual timing of the occlusion itself is not relevant to the question of whether it is more likely than not that daily fetal monitoring would have discovered cord compression and fetal distress. We therefore remand this case to the Court of Appeals for consideration of the other issues raised by the defendant that were not addressed in its opinion. Court of Appeals No. 279146.
Corrigan, J. I would grant leave to appeal or hold oral argument on the application.