Volume 10

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 645c

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Discovery — Depositions — Expert witness fee — Where physician president of company which contracts to assist insurer to adjudicate claims was deposed to determine why insurer denied claim and why medical provider was required to have establishment license to lawfully render services, deponent is not entitled to expert witness fee

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 845a

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Discovery — Depositions — Expert witness fee — $300 per hour is reasonable hourly rate for peer review physician’s deposition testimony

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 646c

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Discovery — Depositions — Expert witness fee — Non-party physician to be deposed regarding the references on which he relies to determine reductions, coding, and nonpayment recommendations made to insurer utilizing a computer program physician developed is entitled to witness fee as expert on computer program

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 563a

Insurance — Discovery — Depositions — Expert witness fees — Medical director of plaintiff medical provider, independent contractor technician who performed diagnostic testing on insured, and referring physician that ordered diagnostic testing are entitled to expert witness fees for their deposition testimony — Depositions set at home of medical director and billing clerk are moved to office of plaintiff’s attorney — Insurer that has set deposition of witness twice, once as billing clerk and again as owner of plaintiff, may only take deposition in one sitting and may not depose witness in county where she has no contacts — Depositions of non-party referring physician and technician must occur at their place of work or their choice of location to minimize business interruption

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 845b

Insurance — Discovery — Depositions — Expert witness fee — Physician whose role is that of fact witness is not entitled to expert witness fee for deposition testimony

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 843c

Insurance — Discovery — Depositions — Expert witness fee — Fact witnesses — Depositions can take place without paying expert fee so long as questioning is related to treatment rendered to plaintiff and depositions are limited to one hour — Failure to adhere to restrictions and limitations will entitle deponents to expert witness fee

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1061b

Insurance — Discovery — Depositions — Expert witness fees

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1061a

Insurance — Discovery — Depositions — Exert witness fees

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1060a

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Discovery — Depositions — Expert witness fee — Physician is entitled to expert witness fee at rate of $400/hour for deposition testimony

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1055a

Insurance — Discovery — Depositions — Expert witness fee — Physician is ordered to appear for deposition without payment of expert witness fee on condition that questions are limited to medical provider financial and billing matters, including participation in Beech Street