Neil Brown v. Esther Mittelman

Non-party, Dr. Neil Brown, petitions this court for a writ of certiorari to quash a discovery order denying his objections to a subpoena duces tecum. Because Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280(b)(5) does not apply to the requested discovery, and because “[a] law firm’s financial relationship with a doctor is discoverable on the issue of bias,” we deny the petition. See Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath, L.L.P. v. Malay, 133 So.3d 1178, 1178 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014).

The underlying litigation is a negligence action arising from an automobile accident. The- plaintiffs attorney, Cindy…