2013 Idaho Statutes
Title 7 - SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 15 - SMALL LAWSUIT RESOLUTION ACT
Section 7-1507 - DISCOVERY.
(2) The conclusions and foundations therefore of any expert opinion testimony that a party intends to offer at the evaluation shall be submitted in writing to the opposing party no later than twenty-one (21) days prior to the evaluation. Medical records are deemed to fulfill the requirements of this subsection. If the opposing party concludes that it needs to take the expert's deposition and the parties cannot reach agreement to do so, the written report shall be submitted to the evaluator who, after hearing the opposing party's reasons for requesting the deposition, may order it to go forward. The evaluator's determination that such discovery will occur shall be based on whether it is necessary to obtain a fair determination of the case. If a party wishes to offer the live testimony of any expert witness at the evaluation, notice of the intent to do so must be given to the other parties no later than twenty-one (21) days prior to the evaluation and the opposing parties shall have the right to depose the expert before the evaluation is conducted.
(3) No additional discovery shall be due or obtained for the purpose of the evaluation unless the parties stipulate thereto or the evaluator has ordered otherwise based on the evaluator's determination that such discovery is necessary to obtain a fair, swift and cost-effective determination of the case.
(4) Costs of all depositions, including fees for expert testimony, and medical examinations shall be paid by the party requesting the examination or testimony.
History:
[7-1507, added 2002, ch. 137, sec. 1, p. 384; am. 2003, ch. 29, sec. 5, p. 107.]
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