22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1089c

Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2209NOLAInsurance — Discovery — Reasonableness of charges

MARKLEY CHIROPRACTIC & ACUPUNCTURE, L.L.C. A/A/O MARY ANNE NOLAN, Plaintiff, vs. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. County Court, 13th Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County, Civil Division. Case No. 14-CC-002656. April 20, 2015. Honorable Walter Heinrich, Judge. Counsel: Daniel Gutierrez, Daniel Gutierrez PA, Orlando, for Plaintiff. William Kirilloff, Ramey & Kampf, P.A., Tampa, for Defendant.

ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO COMPELBETTER ANSWERS TO REASONABLENESSDISCOVERY AND DEFENDANT’S MOTION TOCOMPEL DEPOSITION OF PLAINTIFF’SCORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE

This cause came to be considered on April 13, 2015, on Defendant’s Motion to Compel Better Answers to its Reasonableness Discovery and Defendant’s Motion to Compel Deposition of Plaintiff’s Corporate Representative, and being otherwise advised in the premises, it is therefore:

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED THAT:

1. Defendant’s Motion to Compel Better Answers to its Reasonableness Discovery is GRANTED. Plaintiff shall provide better answers to Defendant’s Reasonableness Discovery within 45 days of the hearing held on April 13, 2015;

2. Additionally, Defendant’s Motion to Compel Deposition of Plaintiff’s Corporate Representative is GRANTED. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, Plaintiff shall produce its corporate representative to testify to the reasonableness of billing for the charges at issue within 60 days of the April 13, 2015 hearing. Plaintiff’s responses to Defendant’s Reasonableness Discovery must be produced prior to the deposition. Plaintiff and Defendant both seek depositions in this case, and the depositions shall be conducted within one week of each other; and

3. In light of the foregoing, Plaintiffs Motion for Protective Order is DENIED.