Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan January 29, 2021 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra 161007(40) David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Elizabeth T. Clement Megan K. Cavanagh COSETTE ROWLAND, Personal Representative, Elizabeth M. Welch, of the ESTATE OF VIRGINIA KERMATH, Justices Plaintiff-Appellant, SC: 161007 v COA: 345650 Oakland CC: 2016-156377-NO INDEPENDENCE VILLAGE OF OXFORD, LLC, UNIFIED MANAGEMENT SERVICES, and SENIOR VILLAGE MANAGEMENT, Defendants-Appellees. ___________________________________________/ On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of the Michigan Association for Justice to file a brief amicus curiae is GRANTED. The amicus brief submitted on January 26, 2021, 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.

January 29, 2021 Clerk