Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan
Megan K. Cavanagh,
Chief Justice
Brian K. Zahra Richard H. Bernstein Elizabeth M. Welch
Kyra H. Bolden Kimberly A. Thomas
Noah P. Hood, Justices
Order
September 2, 2026
SC: 168977 (72)(73) COA: 369500 Wayne CC: 22-003156-NH _________________________
NORMA DEMOTT, as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF KENNETH PIONK, III, Plaintiff-Appellee, v VHS HARPER-HUTZEL HOSPITAL, INC., doing business as HARPER-HUTZEL HOSPITAL, doing business as DMC HUTZEL WOMEN’S HOSPITAL, VHS PHYSICIANS OF MICHIGAN, UNIVERSITY PEDIATRICIANS, MAYURA MADANI, M.D., PLLC, DONALD OKOYE, MAYURA S. MADANI, MONIKA BAJAJ, JORGE L. LUA, and GRACE LIN, Defendants-Appellants. ___________________________________________
On order of the Chief Justice, the joint motion of the Insurance Alliance of
Michigan, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, and Medical Professional
Liability Association to file a brief amicus curiae and to extend the time for filing their
amicus brief is GRANTED. The amicus brief submitted August 27, 2026, is accepted for
filing.
I, Elizabeth Kingston-Miller, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
Clerk
September 2, 2026