Mention of a Non-Party in Affirmative Defense Insufficient to Toll Statute of Limitations as to that Non-Party

In a published decision, the Michigan Court of Appeals has held that mention of a potentially responsible non-party at fault in a class action suit was insufficient as a notice of non-party at fault within the meaning of Michigan Court Rule (MCR) 2.112(K), and therefore insufficient to "toll" the statute of limitations to allow amendment [...]

Equitable Amendment of Complaint Allowed to Toll Statute of Limitations in Medical Malpractice Action Even Where Original Complaint Filed Prematurely Before Expiration of Mandatory Notice Period

The Court of Appeals has issued its conflict panel opinion in the case of Furr v. McLeod, M.D., et al.   This is a case I previously wrote about in which the Court of Appeals convened a special conflict panel to determine whether the filing of an original complaint before the expiration of the mandatory notice period [...]

Supreme Court Holds Late-Filed Notice of Intent Cannot Toll Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations and Reverses Court of Appeals

On April 27, 2013, the Supreme Court issued an order reversing the Court of Appeals decision in LaJoice v. Northern Michigan Hospitals, Inc., et al (COA Opinion), in which the Court of Appeals held that a late-filed notice of intent to file suit (filed after the statute of limitations expired) could not toll the period of [...]