18 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 702a
Online Reference: FLWSUPP 1808JOLI
Insurance — Discovery — Depositions — Medical provider’s owner and treating physician are not required to appear for depositions — Insurer may depose provider’s billing manager
LISSMART REHABILITATION OF TAMPA, INC., (As Assignee of Javier Reyes Oliva), Plaintiff, v. ASSURANCE AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. County Court, 13th Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County, Civil Division. Case No. 11-CC-006459, Div. J. June 8, 2011. Honorable Gaston Fernandez, Judge.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
THIS CAUSE having come before this Court on May 31, 2011 on Plaintiff’s Motion for Protective Order. The court, having considered the following motion, having reviewed the record and having heard argument by counsel, rules for the reasons stated in open court, as follows:
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:
1. Plaintiff’s Motion for Protective Order sought protection from the Defendant’s Second Amended Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum as to the following individuals: Plaintiff’s owner and any person who treated Plaintiff’s assignee in this case. Plaintiff’s motion also sought protection from Defendant’s sixty-two (62) item duces tecum notice.
2. Plaintiff’s Motion for Protection Order is HEREBY GRANTED.
3. Defendant is allowed to conduct the deposition of Plaintiff’s Person with the Most Knowledge/Billing Manager, Laiquin Chiang, on June 3, 2011 at 10:00 AM.
