Moline v. Vyas

The plaintiff, Donna Moline, sued the defendant, Harshavadan Vyas, M.D., alleging medical malpractice. One week before trial, the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed her suit, and the circuit court awarded costs to the defendant for videographer, stenographer, and professional fees associated with an evidence deposition of an out-of-state treating physician. Because the defendant has conceded that the circuit court should not have awarded costs for the professional fee, the issue on appeal is whether the circuit court erred when it ordered the plaintiff to pay the videographer and stenographer…