Expert witness discovery is governed by Alaska’s Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 26. Alaska Stat. Ann. § 5.26 (West 2017). This rule requires parties to disclosure the amount of compensation paid to an expert witness to testify. Id. Case law on the matter is scant, but the rule provides that the court can limit discovery if requests are too burdensome or not relating to the issue in question in the case. Id.
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