9 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 57b
Insurance — Personal injury protection — Discovery — Motion to compel supplemental deposition of adjuster on issue of indemnification granted — Motion to compel discovery from claims management company that scheduled independent medical examinations and selected IME physicians granted — Reports of all IMEs ever performed by physicians who performed IMEs in this claim to be provided in redacted form so as to not divulge patient names — Plaintiff to arrange for neutral party copying company to pull, redact, and copy records
JESSICA FORRESTER, Plaintiff, vs. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. County Court, 13th Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County, Civil Division. Case No. 2000-14667 SC, Division I. November 21, 2001. Charlotte Anderson, Judge. Counsel: Timothy A. Patrick, Timothy A. Patrick, P.A., Tampa, for Plaintiff. Patrick Burson, for Defendant. M. Thomas Lobasz, for Florida Claims Management.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPELSUPPLEMENTAL DEPOSITION AND PLAINTIFF’SMOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY
THIS MATTER having come before the Court on November 1, 2001, on Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Supplemental Deposition and Plaintiffs Motion to Compel Discovery and the Court having heard argument of all counsel, it is hereby:
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:
1. Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Supplemental Deposition of adjuster Tiffany Peterson is hereby GRANTED as to the issue of indemnification raised in Defendant’s Amended Motion for Summary Judgment.
2. Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Discovery is hereby GRANTED. Third Party Vendor, Florida Claims Management, the company who scheduled the IME’s and selected the independent medical examiners in this claim at the request of the Defendant, shall provide the following information to Plaintiff.
a) The total amounts paid to the IME physicians via 1099’s for the last three calendar years.
b) The total amounts paid by NATIONWIDE via 1099’s to Florida Claims Management for the last three calendar years.
c) All independent medical examinations ever performed by the respective IME’s physicians in this claim at the request of Florida Claims Management. Said reports shall be provided in re-dacted fashion so as to not divulge patient names.
Plaintiff shall arrange for a neutral party copying company to go to Florida Claims Management to pull, re-dact and copy the records at the instruction of Florida Claims Management. Plaintiff shall pay the costs associated with said copying.
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