Oakland County Circuit Court; Docket No. 83-265066-NM; Unpublished
Judge Gene Schnelz; Written Opinion
Official Michigan Reporter Citation: Not Applicable; Link to Opinion
STATUTORY INDEXING:
Claim Against Insurers and Insurer Examiners [§3151]
TOPICAL INDEXING:
Not Applicable
CASE SUMMARY:
In this written Opinion, Judge Gene Schnelz held that a plaintiff who had been sent to a physician by her no-fault insurance company, State Farm Mutual, for an "independent medical examination, may maintain an action for negligence against the examining physician and his clinic for injuries sustained by plaintiff during the course of the medical examination. Even though plaintiff may not maintain a malpractice action absent a physician/ patient relationship, plaintiff is still entitled to maintain a simple negligence claim for injuries sustained.