Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 1000 - ACTIONS
Subchapter B - ACTION IN TRESPASS
EXPERT REPORTS
Rule 1042.27 - Requests for Production of Expert Reports. Responses. General Provisions
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 1042.27
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a)
(1) A party may request the production of
expert reports as provided by Rules 1042.28(a), 1042.29(a) and
1042.30(a).
(2) The request shall
specify the party to whom it is directed and the party making the
request.
(b)
(1) A party served with a request shall
respond as provided by Rules 1042.28(b), 1042.29(a)(2) or (a)(3) or 1042.30(b)
as may be appropriate.
(2) An
expert report produced pursuant to these rules shall encompass all issues in
the liability phase of the case, including issues of professional negligence
and causation of harm, for which a party to whom a request has been directed
will offer expert testimony at trial in support of claims made against the
requesting party or in support of defenses raised to the requesting party's
claims. The report shall reflect the best information available to the party
producing the report at the time it is produced.
(3) The report shall be signed by the expert
and shall comply with the requirements of Rule 4003.5.
(c) While a request for the production of an expert report may be filed with the court, an expert report produced pursuant to these rules is discovery material that shall not be filed except as provided by Rule 4002.1.
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