District Court of Appeal of Florida
Byrd v. S. Prestressed Concrete, Inc., 1D05-5370
Parties are entitled to have an attorney present at examinations conducted pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.360, regardless of whether the examination is a physical, psychiatric or psychological one, unless the party seeking to prevent the attorney's presence establishes: 1) a case-specific reason why the attorney's presence would disrupt the examination; and 2) that no other qualified individual in the area would be willing to conduct the examination with the attorney present.
Appellate Information
- Decided 05/02/2006
- Published 05/02/2006
Judges
- WEBSTER, J.
Court
- District Court of Appeal of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Paul M. Anderson and Stephen M. Fernandez of Anderson & Associates, P.A., Tallahassee, for Petitioner.
- For Appellees:
- D. Ross McCloy, Jr., and Kevin D. Obos of Harrison, Sale, McCloy & Thompson, Chtd., Panama City; Louis C. Norvell of Hand Arendall, L.L.C., Mobile, AL, for Respondent.