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Links to Medical Malpractice Statutes - Michigan
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Affidavit taken in other state or country; authentication. In cases where by law the affidavit of any person residing in another state of the United States, or in any foreign country, is required, or may be received in judicial proceedings in this state, to entitle the same to be read, it must be authenticated according to this statute. See MCL 600.2912e below requiring an affidavit of merit to be filed with a complaint alleging medical malpractice. |
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Action for damages alleging medical malpractice; limitation on noneconomic damages; exceptions; itemizing damages into economic and noneconomic loss; “noneconomic loss” defined; adjusting limitation on noneconomic loss. |
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Qualifications of expert witness in action alleging medical malpractice; determination; disqualification of expert witness; testimony on contingency fee basis as misdemeanor; limitations applicable to discovery. |
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Documents; state officers; request for searches and obtaining certified copies; fees. |
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Action alleging malpractice; burden of proof. |
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Action alleging medical malpractice; notice; mailing; notice period; statement; access to medical records; tacking successive notice periods; response; failure to receive response; health professional or facility not intending to settle. |
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Action alleging medical malpractice; filing affidavit certifying noninvolvement; dismissal of claim; reinstatement of party; discovery. |
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Action alleging medical malpractice; complaint to be accompanied by affidavit of merit; filing extension; failure to allow access to medical records. |
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Action alleging medical malpractice; filing answer to complaint; filing affidavit of meritorious defense; failure to allow access to medical records. |
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Waiver of privilege; permissible communication; disclosure not as violation of law. |
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Settlement agreement. |
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Scientific or expert opinion or evidence; admissibility. |
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Mediation of action alleging medical malpractice; time for referring action to mediation; hearing by mediation panel. |
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Mediation of civil action based on tort; exception; time for referring action to mediation; hearing. |
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Claim based on medical malpractice; accrual; definitions; commencement of action; burden of proof; applicability of subsection (2); limitations. |
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Disabilities of infancy or insanity; tacking of successive disabilities prohibited; year of grace; removing disability of infancy; claim alleging medical malpractice accruing to person 8 years old or less or 13 years old or less; disability of imprisonment; “release from imprisonment” defined. |
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Interest on money judgment. |
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Review of verdict in action alleging medical malpractice or personal injury action; duties of judge; reinstatement of original verdict; affirming orders and judgments granting additur or remittitur. |
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Personal injury action involving fault of more than 1 party to action; instructing jury to answer special interrogatories; findings of court; determining percentages of fault; determining award of damages; release from liability; amount of damages; reducing award of damages; reallocation of uncollectible amount; liability of governmental agency; “fault” defined. |
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