MCL - 236-1961-49
Act 236 of 1961
| Document | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Section 600.4901 | Section | “Panel” defined. |
| Section 600.4903 | Section | Mediation of action alleging medical malpractice; time for referring action to mediation; hearing by mediation panel. |
| Section 600.4905 | Section | Mediation panel; selection and qualifications of members; judge as member; grounds for disqualification as mediator. |
| Section 600.4907 | Section | Mediation clerk; designation; setting time and place for mediation hearing; notice; adjournments. |
| Section 600.4909 | Section | Mediation fee. |
| Section 600.4911 | Section | Submission of documents and brief or summary to mediation clerk; penalty for failure to submit materials. |
| Section 600.4913 | Section | Right of party to attend mediation hearing; personal appearance to demonstrate unusual conditions; testimony prohibited; rules of evidence inapplicable; factual information; limitation on oral presentation; requests and inquiries by panel; admissibility of statements, briefs, or summaries. |
| Section 600.4915 | Section | Evaluation by panel; notice; contents of evaluation; determination that action or defense is frivolous; posting cash or surety bond; payment of costs and attorney fees; separate awards; treating claims as single claim. |
| Section 600.4917 | Section | Filing written acceptance or rejection of evaluation; failure to file as acceptance; disclosure of acceptance or rejection; notice; rules applicable in mediations involving multiple parties. |
| Section 600.4919 | Section | Entry of judgment; action to proceed to trial upon rejection; placing copies of evaluation, acceptances, and rejections in sealed envelope; filing envelope with clerk of court; opening envelope; evaluation not exceeding jurisdictional limitation of district court. |
| Section 600.4921 | Section | Payment of actual costs; adjustment of verdict; scope of actual costs; condition prohibiting award of costs. |
| Section 600.4923 | Section | Delay of trial date scheduled in advance of date set for mediation hearing; applicability of section. |