Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan December 14, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra 154808(93) Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN SURGICAL Joan L. Larsen, HOSPITAL, LLC, d/b/a SOUTHEAST Justices MICHIGAN SURGICAL HOSPITAL, and JAMIE LETKEMANN, Plaintiffs-Appellants, SC: 154808 v COA: 323425 Wayne CC: 11-015300-NF ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. _________________________________________/ On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of the Michigan Association for Justice to participate as amicus curiae and to file a brief in support of the application for leave to appeal is GRANTED. The amicus brief submitted on December 7, 2016, is accepted for filing.

I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.

December 14, 2016 Clerk