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October 2, 2015

Expert Witness Rules, Laws and Procedure in Nevada

Nevada Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories Under Rule 26(b)(4)(A) of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, a party may depose opposing experts whose opinions may be presented at trial. Rule 30(d) limits depositions to one seven-hour day, provided that court must allow additional time if needed to fairly examine the deponent. Experts generally are not subject to interrogatories

October 1, 2015

Expert Witness Rules, Laws and Procedure in Nebraska

Nebraska Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories There is no general right to depose expert witnesses in Nebraska, even those that are expected to testify at trial. However, Section 6-326(b)(4)(A)(ii) of the Nebraska Court Rules of Discovery in Civil Cases provides that, upon motion, a court may order discovery beyond the generally allowed means, discussed in the following section,

September 30, 2015

Expert Witness Rules, Laws and Procedure in Kansas

Kansas Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories Under Section 60-226(b)(5)(A) of the Kansas Statutes, a party may depose opposing experts whose opinions may be presented at trial. The Kansas rules do not provide a specific time limit for depositions. However, Section 60-230(d) provides that at any time during a deposition, the deponent or a party can move to end

September 29, 2015

Expert Witness Rules, Laws and Procedure in New Mexico

New Mexico Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories Under Rule 1-026(B)(6)(b) of the New Mexico Rules of Civil Procedure, a party may depose opposing experts whose opinions may be presented at trial. Rule 1-030(D)(2) limits depositions to one seven-hour day, provided that court must allow additional time if needed to fairly examine the deponent. Experts generally are not subject

September 28, 2015

Expert Witness Rules, Laws and Procedure in West Virginia

West Virginia Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories Under Rule 26(b)(4)(A)(ii) of the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure, experts whose opinions will be presented at trial may be deposed. The West Virginia Rules do not provide a time limit for depositions, instead allowing courts to limit the time allowed by order or local rule. However, West Virginia Rule

September 27, 2015

Expert Witness Rules, Laws and Procedure in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories Under Section 3226(B)(4)(a)(2) of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, experts that a party expects to call a trial may be subject to deposition after they are identified in the interrogatories discussed in the following section. Section 3230(A)(3) limits depositions to one six-hour day unless the court orders or the parties mutually

September 26, 2015

Expert Witness Rules, Laws and Procedure in Connecticut

Connecticut Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories Under Section 13-4(c)(1) of the Connecticut Practice Book, experts that a party expects to call a trial may be subject to deposition. The Connecticut rules do not impose a specific time limit on such depositions, but Section 13-27(e) provides that the court may increase or decrease the time allowed for deposition upon

September 25, 2015

Ghostwriting Expert Witness Reports

More and more courts are finding that federal rule 26 requiring that the expert “prepare” his/her report means that the report needs to be written by the expert and not the retaining lawyer. Some courts have gone so far as to make highly critical comments about the expert whose report was ghostwritten by the lawyer and have even precluded the

September 25, 2015

Expert Witness Rules, Laws and Procedure in Iowa

Iowa Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories Under Rule 1.508(1)(a) of the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure, experts whose opinions will be presented at trial may be subject to deposition. The Iowa Rules do not impose any specific time limit on depositions, but Rule 1.701(3) provides that the court may increase or decrease the time allowed for a deposition

September 24, 2015

Expert Witness Rules, Laws and Procedure in Mississippi

Mississippi Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories There is no general right to depose expert witnesses in Mississippi, even those that are expected to testify at trial. However, Rule 26(b)(4)(A)(ii) of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure provides that, upon motion, a court may order discovery beyond the generally allowed means, discussed in the following section, which may