A trial court lacks the authority to order the production of an expert witness's federal income tax records as part of an opposing party's attempt to prove the expert is biased, according to a Pennsylvania Superior Court ruling. Using the collateral order doctrine, the court then determined that the discovery order didn't have to be honored because the request was overly broad. The case was hailed by one of the defense attorneys as a decision that will promote good witnesses.
January 19, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A trial court lacks the authority to order the production of an expert witness’s federal income tax records as part of an opposing party’s attempt to prove the expert is biased, according to a Pennsylvania Superior Court ruling.
Using the collateral order doctrine to find that the issue was appealable by a 2-1 vote, the Superior Court then determined that the discovery order didn’t have to be honored because the request was overly broad.
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