e-Journal Summary

e-Journal Number : 83422
Opinion Date : 03/28/2025
e-Journal Date : 04/01/2025
Court : Michigan Supreme Court Orders
Case Name : Sandoval v. Farmers Ins. Exch.
Practice Area(s) : Insurance Litigation
Judge(s) : Clement, Zahra, Bernstein, Cavanagh, Welch, Bolden, and Thomas
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Issues:

Personal protection insurance benefits action; Appellate jurisdiction; MCR 7.203(A)(1); “Final judgment or final order”; MCR 7.202(6)(a)(i); Appeal from a consent judgment; Jaber v P & P Hospitality, LLC

Summary

In an order in lieu of granting leave to appeal, the court vacated the Court of Appeals judgment (see eJournal # 80948 in the 1/29/24 edition for the published opinion) and remanded the case to that court for reconsideration. It noted that the Court of Appeals convened a conflict panel to address the conflict between the judgment entered in this case and Jaber. “The conflict panel held that ‘an aggrieved party may raise on appeal issues arising from an earlier order relating to one party even if a later, stipulated final order of dismissal as to another party does not contain a reservation of the right to claim an appeal from the earlier order,’ and concluded that this case was incorrectly decided.”

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