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You will receive a highly qualified forensic expert AND support from a team that understands litigation and today's court requirements. We are an extension of your team.

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The below are incorporated into everything we do, from Expert Recruitment to Quality Assurance, and are made a part of our Enhanced Attestation Signature when applicable.

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Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure FRCP 26(2)(B) i-vi

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This rule applies to persons retained to provide a written report and expert witness testimony.  The report must include:

  • A complete statement of all opinions the witness will express and the basis and reasons for them;

  • The facts or data considered by the witness in forming them;

  • Any exhibits that will be used to summarize or support them;

  • The witness’s qualifications, including a list of all publications authored in the previous 10 years;

  • A list of all other cases in which, during the previous 4 years, the witness testified as an expert at trial or by deposition; and

  • A statement of the compensation to be paid for the study and testimony in the case.

 

Many states have adopted this rule, meaning compliance is required in a non-federal case.  

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Physical and Mental Examination of Persons

Washington State Superior Court Civil Rule (CR 35) 

Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure (IRCP 35)

​Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure (ORCP 44) 

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Each state has a civil rule that applies to independent examinations and persons retained to provide expert witness testimony.  The basic expectations and guidelines of these rules are:

 

  • A third-party representative can be present at an Examination;

  • An Audio Recording may be taken of the Examination;

  • The Examination may be videotaped upon agreement or court order;

  • The report of the Examiner must be produced within 45-days after the Examination, or, at minimum, 30-days before trial; and

  • For an Examiner’s failure to comply, the Court may exclude the Examiner's testimony at trial, may require the Examiner to appear for a deposition, or may exclude the Examiner’s testimony if offered at trial.

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