Construction,
Civil Litigation
Jan. 5, 2021
Under what circumstances may a party ‘supplement’ its experts?
In construction litigation it’s not uncommon for parties and their attorneys to hire “experts.” There are even special rules set forth in the California Code of Civil Procedure for disclosing, supplementing and deposing experts.
Garret D. Murai
Partner
Nomos LLP
Garret is the editor of the California Construction Law Blog at www.calconstructionlawblog.com.
Years ago I recommended to a client that we hire a construction defect expert in a case. The client, a thrifty fellow, responded, "But I thought you were the construction expert. Why would I need to hire another expert? A fair question and one that caught me flat footed.
I explained to the client that while I was an attorney whose practice focused on construction law, I was not someone who he would want to t...
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