Two justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned whether opening the gates of discovery to communications between an attorney and his or her expert would have an unfavorable impact on litigation in Pennsylvania courts.
Addressing one defense attorney hoping to gain access to communications between opposing counsel and his expert physician, Justice Max Baer said using such communications to precisely establish, and possibly attack, the origins of an expert’s opinion would lead to "chaos."
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