Expert Witness Laws/Procedure

South Carolina Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories  Under Rule 26(b)(4)(A) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, discovery relating to experts who are expected to testify at trial may be had by any discovery method, including interrogatory and deposition. Depositions in South Carolina are not subject to any express time limit, but [...]

Louisiana Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories  Under Article 1425(D)(1) of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, a party may obtain discovery of experts whose opinion will be presented at trial by deposition, interrogatory, and a request for documents and tangible things. There is no specific time limit for depositions in Louisiana, but Article [...]

Kentucky Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories  Under Rule 26.02(4)(a)(ii) of the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure, 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. The Kentucky Rules do not impose a specific time limit on [...]

Oregon Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories  Oregon rules and cases do not provide for any pre-trial discovery relating to expert witnesses (see the following section). Accordingly, experts will not be subject to depositions or interrogatories in Oregon absent mutual agreement between the parties.  Download Our SEAK Expert Witness Fee Summary Report Oregon Expert Witness [...]

Wisconsin Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories Under section 804.01(2)(d)(1) of the Wisconsin Code, experts that a party expects to call a trial may be subject to deposition. The Wisconsin Code does not impose a specific time limit on such depositions, but section 804.05(2)(b) provides that the court may increase or decrease the time [...]

Tennessee Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories  Under Rule 26.02(4)(A)(ii) of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, experts that a party expects to call a trial may be subject to deposition. The Tennessee Rules to do not specify a time limit for depositions, but Rule 30.02(3) provides that the court may increase or decrease [...]

Missouri Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories  Under Rule 56.01(b)(4)(B) of the Missouri Rules of Civil Procedure, a party may depose opposing experts to discover the facts and opinions to which the expert is expected to testify. The Missouri Rules to do not specify a time limit for depositions, but Rule 57.03(b)(2) provides that [...]

Minnesota Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories  Under the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure, experts are generally not subject to deposition, whether or not they are expected to testify at trial. Instead, the Rules provide for discovery of the opinions of experts through interrogatories and expert reports, as described in more detail below. The [...]

Maryland Rules Regarding Expert Witness Depositions and Interrogatories  Under Maryland Rule 2-402(g)(1)(A), experts that a party expects to call a trial may be subject to deposition. Rule 2-411 requires a party to obtain leave of court to take a deposition that will last longer than one seven-hour day. Experts generally may not be subject to [...]

If you are a physician who is not licensed in Florida and plan to testify in Florida you will need to apply for an “Expert Witness Certificate”.  The good news is that the fee is only $50 and the process is relatively easy to complete. Here is some additional information on the process: The Department [...]