Michigan Supreme Court Reinstates Patient’s Claim For Second Fall At Hospital

Mealey's (August 2, 2018, 7:37 AM EDT) -- LANSING, Mich. — In a patient’s action alleging that she was injured after a hospital aide dropped her twice while helping her to the bathroom, the Michigan Supreme Court on July 23 concluded that her allegation addressing the second fall was for negligence, not medical malpractice. The state high court reversed and remanded a lower court ruling that the claim at issue was untimely (Audrey Trowell v. Providence Hospital and Medical Centers Inc., No. 154476, Mich. Sup., 2018 Mich. LEXIS 1376)...