12 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 876a
Insurance — Personal injury protection — Discovery — Depositions — Expert witness fee — Treating physician is not entitled to expert witness fee for deposition testimony
ALL STATE READING & INTERPRETATION INC. a/a/o GEORGETTE LARKIN, Plaintiff, vs. PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. County Court, 11th Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County. Case No. 04-7886 SP 26. May 13, 2005. Thomas K. Petersen, Senior Judge. Counsel: Jose P. Font. Maria Corredor.
ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
THIS CAUSE having come before the Court upon the Plaintiff’s Motion for Protective Order, and the Court otherwise fully advised in the premises, it is hereby:
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is hereby DENIED:
1. Dr. Sylvia Petterson, as an alleged employee of All State Reading & Interpretation, Inc. and as the physician that rendered the medical services that are placed at issue in the complaint for which PIP benefits are sought, is required to a make herself available for deposition and is not entitled to any Expert Witness Fees for said deposition.
2. The deposition of Dr. Sylvia Petterson shall take place on May 20, 2005.
3. The Plaintiff will provide the Defendant by April 30, 2005, the time of day and location that the deposition of Dr. Sylvia Petterson will take place. The time of day provided must not interfere with any other deposition that Dr. Sylvia Petterson may have scheduled on that same day.
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