Montes v. MAI

The primary issue to be decided in this appeal is whether a chiropractor is a “physician” under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 204(c) (166 Ill. 2d R. 204(c)) and is therefore entitled to be paid “a reasonable fee” for time spent testifying in a discovery deposition in a case in which he is not a party. For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that the term “physician” as used in Rule 204(c) includes chiropractors, and we affirm the hourly fee set by the trial court for the chiropractor’s deposition. In addition, we vacate the trial court’s order of contempt against the chiropractor in this…