In a products liability trial, expert witnesses are vital to both the plaintiff and defense. And in the interest of fair trials, both sides are assured by practice book rules that opposing counsel is told well in advance which experts they will face, on which topics.
Those “surprise witnesses” so important to stage drama, are completely out of favor in today’s courts on grounds of simple fairness.
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