Litigants must pay for deposition costs even if they are not used, the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two ruled Jan. 8.
The ruling comes from a torts case brought by Riverside County consumers that claimed the mattress they bought from Tempur-Pedic was defective, and caused injuries while they slept.
The litigants settled their case before trial.
Vincent Garcia, who brought the case, was ordered to pay for Tempur-Pedic’s costs because they were the prevailing party. This included $5,174 for depositions of doctors and $2,491 for service of process.
Tempur-Pedic had racked up two depositions at the costs of $527 and $818, and $2,053
