A Florida appellate court ruled that a psychologist can be compelled to submit to a deposition to discuss a municipal employee's fitness for duty evaluation.
Case: Santana v. City of Tallahassee, No. 1D16-1324, 07/13/2016, published.
Facts: Robert Scott Santana filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits against his employer, the City of Tallahassee. The city then sought a court order compelling his psychologist to testify at a deposition.
Santana objected, contending the deposition would require the doctor to disclose information that is protected by the psychotherapist-patien...
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