e-Journal Summary

e-Journal Number : 85600
Opinion Date : 04/17/2026
e-Journal Date : 04/21/2026
Court : Michigan Supreme Court
Case Name : Barkai v. VHS of MI, Inc.
Practice Area(s) : Litigation Alternative Dispute Resolution
Judge(s) : Cavanagh, Bernstein, Welch, Bolden, Thomas, and Hood; Voting to deny leave to appeal – Zahra
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Issues:

Whether the parties had a binding arbitration agreement; Rayford v American House Roseville I, LLC

Summary

In an order in lieu of granting leave to appeal, the court vacated the Court of Appeals judgment (see eJournal # 76022 in the 8/26/21 edition) and remanded the case to that court for reconsideration in light of Rayford.

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