Chapter

Chapter 49

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4901— “Panel” defined
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4903— Mediation of action alleging medical malpractice; time for referring action to mediation; hearing by mediation panel
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4905— Mediation panel; selection and qualifications of members; judge as member; grounds for disqualification as mediator
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4907— Mediation clerk; designation; setting time and place for mediation hearing; notice; adjournments
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4909— Mediation fee
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4911— Submission of documents and brief or summary to mediation clerk; penalty for failure to submit materials
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4913— 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
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4915— 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
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4917— 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
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4919— 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
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4921— Payment of actual costs; adjustment of verdict; scope of actual costs; condition prohibiting award of costs
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4923— Delay of trial date scheduled in advance of date set for mediation hearing; applicability of section