Case Name: Robert DIMM and Alice Dimm v. Dr. Guy P. ZERINGUE and Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1997-11-14
Citations: 703 So. 2d 1280
Docket Number: No. 97-CC-2137
Parties: Robert DIMM and Alice Dimm v. Dr. Guy P. ZERINGUE and Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company.
Judges: CALOGERO, C. J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 703
Pages: 1280–1281

Head Matter:
Robert DIMM and Alice Dimm v. Dr. Guy P. ZERINGUE and Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company.
No. 97-CC-2137.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Nov. 14, 1997.

Opinion:
In re Zeringue, Guy P., Dr.; Louisiana Medical Mutual Ins. Co.; — Defendant(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Lafourche, 17th Judicial District Court, Div. "C", No. 81117; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 97CW 1577.
Granted. Under the facts of this case, the $2,000 flat fee charged by the expert for a two or three hour deposition is not a "reasonable fee" for purposes of La.Code Civ.P. art. 1425(3). Accordingly, the matter is remanded to the trial court with instructions to fix a reasonable hourly fee for the time the expert spends responding to discovery.
CALOGERO, C. J., not on panel.