Court Opinion

ID: 9731697
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 15:55:00.823875+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:26:20.479375
License: Public Domain

JUSTICE MYERSCOUGH, specially concurring: I write to specially concur. As the opinion and dissent indicate, the supreme court rules are not clear on this issue of reimbursement for costs of physician depositions. Given the recognition that physicians’ evidence depositions may be introduced at trial (188 Ill. 2d R. 212(b)), it is only logical that unavailability no longer need be established. However, reasonable physician witness fees for evidence depositions should also be considered costs assessable to the losing party, as discovery deposition fees are. 166 Ill. 2d R. 204(c). The supreme court rules are clearly in need of clarification on this point.