Legal Opinion
Steinger, Iscoe & Greene, P.A. v. GEICO General Insurance Co.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 21, 2012No. 4D11-4162PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDamoorgian, J.
The law firm, Steinger, Iscoe & Greene, and its client, Tiffany Washington, petition this court for a writ of certiorari to quash a trial court order that compelled the firm to produce discovery pertaining to the law firm’s relationship with a treating physician. For the reasons hereinafter discussed, we grant the petition and remand for further proceedings. This case presents a complicated web of interests, involving the confidences of doctors and their patients, and attorneys and their clients. Those interests must be weighed against the right of a party in a personal injury action to…
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- Flores v. Miami-Dade CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
- Katzman v. Ranjana Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
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