Volume 6

6 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 68a

Insurance — Error to order discovery after cause was dismissed upon insurer’s motion to refer claim to arbitration

6 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 68a

Insurance — Error to order discovery after cause was dismissed upon insurer’s motion to refer claim to arbitration

6 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 68a

Insurance — Error to order discovery after cause was dismissed upon insurer’s motion to refer claim to arbitration

6 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 68a

Insurance — Error to order discovery after cause was dismissed upon insurer’s motion to refer claim to arbitration

6 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 68a

Insurance — Error to order discovery after cause was dismissed upon insurer’s motion to refer claim to arbitration

6 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 583a

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Insured’s action against insurer — Discovery requests through which insured sought to discover nature of relationship between insurer, the medical records review company which schedules independent medical examinations, and the physician who conducted independent medical examination of insured — Type of discovery sought by insured is permissible — Insurer failed to demonstrate that it would suffer irreparable injury that cannot be remedied on appeal if it complies with discovery order entered by court — Petition for writ of certiorari dismissed

6 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 738a

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Insured’s action against insurer — Discovery — Order requiring insurer to provide insured with amount of money it paid to its independent medical examiner over three-year period did not constitute departure from essential requirements of law — Order does not go beyond scope of permissible discovery — Discovery granted by trial court not so oppressive or burdensome as to constitute a departure from essential requirements of law

6 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 451a

Civil procedure — Discovery regarding defendant insurer’s relationship with expert witness and a record review company is permissible, provided that discovery is not unduly burdensome, overbroad and is reasonably calculated to lead to discovery of admissible evidence

6 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 592a

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Action against insurer which refused to pay medical bills on ground that they were not necessary or reasonable — Discovery — Insured seeking to take deposition of corporate representative with the most knowledge concerning her claim and insurer’s affirmative defenses to first amended complaint — Trial court did not depart from essential requirements of law or abuse its discretion when it granted defendant’s motion for protective order where plaintiff had already deposed two other corporate representatives, including a claims superintendent and the claims representative assigned to her claim

6 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 450a

NOT FINAL VERSION OF OPINION
Subsequent Changes at 6 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 592a

Insurance — Action against insurer which refused to pay medical bills on ground that they were not necessary or reasonable — Discovery — Because adequate record was not provided, court unable to determine whether trial court departed from essential requirements of law by denying a motion for rehearing of court’s decision to grant protective order preventing deposition of a corporate representative with the most knowledge concerning plaintiff’s claim and defendant’s affirmative defenses, where plaintiff had already deposed two other corporate representatives, including claims superintendent and claims representative