JENNIFER C. ROTONDO and MIKE ROTONDO, as Wife and Husband, Plaintiffs, vs. SELETA HAYES HOWARD and PETER JOHN HOWARD, Defendants.
18 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 665a
Online Reference: FLWSUPP 1808ROTOCivil procedure — Discovery — Depositions — Where depositions of plaintiff’s treating physicians were taken by plaintiff’s counsel before defendants hired and were required to designate expert witnesses, it is appropriate for defendants to take depositions of physicians — Court orders advance payment for two hours of testimony at $500 per hour and provides that, if physician refuses to appear for that sum, plaintiff may elect to pay additional sums or risk exclusion of witness