Estate of Jawad Jumaa v. Prime Healthcare Services-Garden City LLC

Summary

The Michigan Supreme Court held that the wrongful death act does not permit recovery for a decedent's lost future earnings or lost earning capacity absent a legally enforceable claim for financial support. The Court concluded that the statute's damages provisions remained exhaustive after the relevant amendments, that the amendments did not clearly abrogate the governing rule, and that subsequent precedent had not displaced it. The Court reversed the Court of Appeals, vacated part of its opinion, and remanded for further proceedings.