Young v. Makar

Defendant’s attorney, Robert McWilliams, appeals from a trial court’s order holding him in contempt for informing the court he would not comply with its pretrial order prohibiting a private interview between him and the plaintiff’s treating physicians. At issue in this case is whether the prohibition against ex parte contact continues even after the physicians have been deposed and whether a defense attorney can be held in contempt for refusing to comply with that prohibition. We affirm the trial court’s order holding defense attorney McWilliams in contempt and prohibiting him from conducting…