Michigan Supreme Court· 7/30/2004

Bryant v. Oakpointe Villa Nursing Centre, Inc

Citations

684 N.W.2d 864
471 Mich. 411

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holding that medical malpractice claims arise only “within the course of a professional relationship” with “a licensed health care professional [or] licensed health care facility”
holding that claim nursing staff erred in moving decedent and failing to administer CPR after surgery sounded in medical malpractice
recognizing that the fact-finder must rely on expert testimony when the assessment of the risks and benefits associated with a particular procedure are beyond the scope of common knowledge
holding that a claim sounds in medical malpractice and thus requires expert testimony when the questions at issue are not “within the common knowledge and experience of the jury”
explaining that although arising out of a single occurrence, medical malpractice and ordinary negligence present alternate theories of liability
explaining that although arising out of a single occurrence, medical malpractice and ordinary negligence present alternate theories of liability

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Judges: Corrigan, Weaver, Taylor, Young, Markman, Cavanagh, Kelly

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