Court Opinion

ID: 9699446
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 20:24:26.797513+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:20:50.442326
License: Public Domain

GLEICHER, EJ.
(concurring). I fully concur with the reasoning and result announced by the majority in this case. I write separately to observe that had the complaint articulated solely a lost-opportunity claim, it would be incumbent on this Court to invoke the conflict provisions of MCR 7.215(J). As my colleagues today acknowledge, all seven justices who decided Stone v Williamson, 482 Mich 144, 164; 753 NW2d 106 (2008) (opinion by TAYLOR, C.J.), rejected the analysis set forth in Fulton v William Beaumont Hosp, 253 Mich App 70; 655 NW2d 569 (2002). Because Fulton’s central holding clearly lacks the support of a majority of our Supreme Court, this Court should not hesitate to critically reexamine Fulton when presented with an appropriate case.