California Code of Civil Procedure

§ 843

CCP § 843 Effective Jan 1, 2016Title 10 · Part 2 · Ch. 7 · Art. 10

Statute text

(a)In addition to all other disclosures required by this chapter, a party shall disclose to the other parties the identity of any expert witness it may use at trial to present evidence.

(b)Unless otherwise stipulated by the parties or ordered by the court, the disclosure made pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be accompanied by a written report prepared and signed by the expert witness if the witness is retained or specially employed by the party offering the expert witness to testify as an expert in the action, or if the expert witness’s duties as the party’s employee regularly involves giving expert testimony. The report shall include all of the following:

(1)A complete statement of all opinions the witness will express and the basis and reasons for those opinions.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 672, Sec. 1. (AB 1390) Effective January 1, 2016.