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

Summary

The Court held that Michigan's wrongful-death statute does not permit recovery for a decedent's lost future earnings or earning capacity absent a beneficiary's legally enforceable claim for financial support. It reaffirmed the controlling rule that the statute's enumerated damages remain exclusive, concluding that later statutory amendments neither superseded that rule nor made the damages categories open-ended. The Court reversed the Court of Appeals, vacated part of its opinion, and remanded for further proceedings. No separate opinions were issued.