Dan Euser Waterarchitecture, Inc. v. City of Miami Beach

Dan Euser Waterarchitecture, Inc. (“DEW”) petitions for certiorari review of a non-final order entered by the trial court, which denied its motion for protective order. The trial court ruled that DEWs corporate representative must appear for deposition in Miami-Dade County instead of at the location of DEW’s headquarters in Ontario, Canada. We grant the petition and quash the order.

“A defendant ... will not be required to travel a great distance and incur substantial expenses to be deposed by the plaintiff, unless the defendant is seeking affirmative relief. Thus, under Florida law a…