AltaPointe Health Systems, Inc. v. Mobile County Probate Court
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AltaPointe Health Systems, Inc. ("AHS"), appealed a probate court order denying its petition for an award of expert-witness fees a civil-commitment proceeding. This case presented a matter of first impression for the Supreme Court. By disqualifying AHS from receiving expert-witness fees for the testimony of its employees, the Supreme Court concluded the Probate Court erred as a matter of law. When the probate court elicits testimony from an expert witness provided by AHS on the issue of civil commitment and the witness is an employee of AHS, a plain reading of section 22-52-14 entitles AHS to such fees as the probate court in its discretion determines are reasonable.
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