Court Says Ex Parte Communications With Expert Witness Not Clearly Prohibited | Connecticut Law Tribune

















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“This goes against what’s considered to be fair game, and I think lawyers like to play fair,” Thomas G. Moukawsher, a former Superior Court judge, said. “They don’t like to get tagged as constantly challenging the norms of the profession.”

July 17, 2024 at 06:15 PM

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The Connecticut Supreme Court weighed in for the first time on ex parte communications with expert witnesses.

A trial court sanctioned plaintiffs attorneys for ex parte communications with the defendant’s expert witness that led to the witness changing his opinion. But the high court said this was not a clear violation of the expert discovery rules laid out in Practice Book §13-4.

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