Court Opinion

ID: 9655151
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 19:01:33.719922+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:13:16.417465
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*723Beasley, J.
(dissenting). I respectfully dissent,
I believe the medical malpractice arbitration act1 is constitutional. The cases and statute are cited in the majority opinion.
Since loss of consortium is a derivative action,2 the loss of consortium claim should be submitted to arbitration along with the principal case.
I would affirm.

 MCL 600.5040 et seq.; MSA 27A.5040 et seq.

 Jones v Slaughter, 54 Mich App 120, 124; 220 NW2d 63 (1974); Anno; Contributory negligence of spouse or child as bar to recovery of collateral damages suffered by other spouse or parent, 21 ALR3d 469, 471; 41 Am Jur 2d, Husband and Wife, § 452, p 380.