Mecosta County Medical Center v. Metropolitan Group Property

Summary

The Michigan Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals, holding that the medical providers who were assigned Jacob Myers's right to PIP benefits were not in privity with Myers for the judgment entered after the assignment, so res judicata and collateral estoppel do not bar their claims. The Court explained that a judgment rendered after an assignment does not bind the assignee because privity does not arise with respect to that later judgment.