PIERCE v. NELSON

No. 92-1558.

509 N.W.2d 471 (1993)

Larry PIERCE, Appellee, v. Clyde NELSON, Janice Nelson, and Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 22, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Sherinian and Kara D. Junkins of Hanson, Bjork & Russell, Des Moines, for appellants Clyde and Janice Nelson.

David A. McNeill of Morain, Burlingame, Pugh & Koop, West Des Moines, for appellant Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co.

Thomas R. Isaac and Michael H. Adams of Isaac & Adams Law Office, Des Moines, for appellee.

Richard J. Sapp and Eric P. Sloter of Nyemaster, Goode, McLaughlin, Voigts, West, Hansell & O'Brien, P.C., Des Moines, for amicus curiae Iowa Medical Soc.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and CARTER, LAVORATO, NEUMAN and ANDREASEN, JJ.


NEUMAN, Justice.

This interlocutory appeal stems from a dispute over a treating physician's fee for deposition testimony. At issue is the enforcement of a protective order compelling the payment of a $500 per hour fee. Because we believe the protective order cannot be justified under this record, we reverse and remand.

Plaintiff Larry Pierce sued defendants, Clyde and Janice Nelson, for personal injuries he sustained...

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