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7/23/2021 12:33 PM
FELICIA PITRE
DISTRICT CLERK
DALLAS CO., TEXAS
Jeremy Jones DEPUTY
CAUSE N0. DC-20-12709
ASHANTI BOYD § IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Plainufl/Counter-Defendant §
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Vs. § 192““ JUDICIAL DISTRICT
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MARIA ZUNIGA HERRERA §
Defendant/Counter-Plaintifi" § DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS
PLAINTIFF’S SUPPLEIVIENTAL DISCLOSURES AND
EXPERT WITNESS DESIGNATION
COMES NOW Plaintiff Ashanti Boyd and files this, her Supplemental Disclosures and
Expert Witness Designation, and designates the following persons as expert witnesses who might
be called by Plaintiff to testify at the time of trial in this case:
Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant’s Request for
Disclosure (and all amendments and supplements thereto) together with all other discovery
responses previously served on Defendant and designates her expert witnesses as follows:
NON-RETAINED EXPERTS:
Plaintiff’s Treating Physicians and Other Persons with Knowledge of Relevant
Facts That May Qualify as Experts but Have Not Been Specially Retained
(Fact Experts - TEX. R. CIV. P. 194.2(1))
The following person(s), or their custodian(s) of records, have not been retained by and
are not employed by, or are otherwise subject to the control of Plaintiff (hereinafter referred to as
"non-retained" experts), but are hereby designated as testifying experts by Plaintiff and the
following information is provided in accordance with Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194.2.
Although these witnesses have not been specifically retained as expert witnesses by
Plaintiff and while Plaintiff cannot vouch for the expertise or credibility of such witnesses at this
time, it is believed that they may have knowledge, training or expertise which may qualify them
as experts. Accordingly, Plaintiff will designate these witnesses as persons who may be called
upon to give testimony that would be considered expert testimony.
The following healthcare providers, and/or the custodian(s) of their records, may testify
regarding the injuries sustained by Plaintiff in the incident made the subject of this suit, their
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medical diaglosis, prognosis and the reasonable and necessary cost of hospital, doctor and
medical bills for treatment of Plaintiff’s injuries in the past and in the fiiture.
Please refer to the healthcare providers’ records for their mental impressions, opinions,
conclusions, and the factual basis for each opinion.
NON-RETAINED MEDICAL EXPERTS.
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES AND THEIR CURRENT AND
FORMER OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SERVANTS,
PHYSICIANS, NURSES, PARAMEDICS, EMTs, ATTENDANTS, STAFF,
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND CUSTODIANS OF RECORDS:
Chicoine Chiropractic Health Centers
Mary Barron, Custodian of Records
6805 Main Street Suite 410
The Colony, TX 75056
Plaintifl’s health care provider
Texas Medicine Resources
Jasmine Gonzales, Custodian of Records
PO Box 8549
Fort Worth, TX 76124
Plaintif’s health care provider
Texas Health Presbyterian
Yamiziana Parks, Custodian of Records
Sharon Nichols, Custodian of Records
6200 W. Parker Road
Plano, TX 75093
Plaintifl’s health care provider
Texas Health Plano
Dr. William Stanley Peterson
Adayat Aminu, Custodian of Records
6200 West Park Rd.
Plano, TX 75093
Plaintiff’s health care provider
Texas Radiology Associates, LLP
Dr. Catherine Fusilier
Amy Glatz, Custodian of Records
1820 Preston Park Blvd #2400
Plano, TX 75093
Plaintifi"’s health care provider
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1. Subject Matters of Non-Retained Medical Experts. The subject matters on which said
non-retained non-controlled medical experts will testify are as follows:
a. the existence, nature and/or extent of the injuries sustained by Plaintiff as a result
of the Subject collision;
the examination and treatment of the injuries sustained by Plaintiff as a result of
the subject collision;
the type, purpose, extent, results, evaluations and/or interpretations of
examinations, treatments and tests regarding Plaintiff;
recommendations, diagnosis and prognosis with regard to the injuries of Plaintiff,
including the need for future medical care and the cost of filture medical care;
the existence, nature and/or extent of the injuries and/or incapacities sustained by
Plaintiff in the past as a result of the subject collision, and the reasonable
probability and extent of the injuries and/or incapacities which Plaintiff may
suffer from in the future as a result of the subject collision;
the reasonableness and the necessity of the medical services, medical care,
surgeries, rehabilitation and medications rendered to Plaintiff in the past and those
medical interventions recommended for the future;
the medical care, treatment, surgeries, rehabilitation and medications that have
been required by Plaintiff in the past for the treatment of injuries sustained by
Plaintiff in the subject collision;
the medical care, treatment, surgeries, rehabilitation and medications that will be
required by Plaintiff in the fixture for the treatment of the injuries Plaintiff
sustained in the subject collision;
the cause of the injuries sustained by Plaintiff to a reasonable degree of medical
probability;
all those subject matters contained, discussed or disclosed in:
(l) the medical records of Plaintiff which have been, and which may hereafter
be, produced in this cause;
(2) any and all medical records affidavits and/or medical billing affidavits
which have been filed, and which may hereafter be filed, in this cause, and
all exhibits thereto;
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(3) the depositions on written questions of Plaintiffs health care providers
which have been taken, and which may hereafier be taken, in this cause,
and all exhibits thereto; and
(4) all written reports of healthcare providers produced during the course of
discovery in this cause.
All of said documents are incorporated herein by reference as though set out at length for
all purposes.
2. Impressions and Opinions of Non-Retained Medical Experts. The general substance of
said non-retained/non—controlled medical experts' mental impressions and opinions are expected
to be, and a brief summary of the basis for them are, as follows:
a. the nature, extent and severity of Plaintiff’s injuries;
b. that Plaintiff’s injuries (described in Plaintiff’s medical records), including but not
limited to, head, back and left arm injuries, are the proximate result in whole fi'om
the incident made the subject of this suit;
the medical care and treatment (including diagnoses, surgeries and rehabilitation)
rendered to Plaintiff was reasonable and/or necessary;
the subject incident did, based on reasonable medical probability, cause all of the
complaints, injuries, and/or incapacities complained of by Plaintiff;
that all medical intervention for treatment/diagnosis (including surgeries,
diagnoses and rehabilitation) of Plaintiff’s injuries was necessitated and
proximately caused by the incident made the subject of this lawsuit;
that the medical expenses of Plaintiff were reasonable and necessitated by the
incident which is the subject of this lawsuit;
that Plaintiff will likely need future medical care, and the details of the same, as a
result of this incident;
all other impressions and/or opinions that are contained, discussed, and/or
disclosed in the following:
(1) the medical records of Plaintiff which have been, and which may hereafier
be, produced in this cause;
(2) the medical records affidavits and medical billing affidavits which have
been filed, and which may hereafter be filed, in this cause and all exhibits
thereto;
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(3) the depositions on written questions of Plaintiff’s health care providers
which have been taken, and which may hereafter be taken, in this cause,
and all exhibits thereto; and
(4) all written reports of healthcare providers produced during the course of
discovery in this cause.
All of said documents are incorporated herein by reference as though set out at length for
all purposes.
3. Brief Summgg of Basis for Immeslions and Qpi-nions. The basis for the foregoing
impressions and opinions of the above named and/or designated expert witnesses are all of the
facts shown by and/or contained in:
a. Physical examinations and medical diagnoses of Plaintiff;
b. All of the medical records (including medical imaging) of Plaintiff produced in
this cause;
c. All depositions taken, and hereafter taken, in this cause, either by written
questions or orally, and all exhibits thereto;
d. The expert reports herein above expressly referred to;
e. All witness statements which may be produced in this cause;
f. All of the photographs and videotape recordings produced in this cause;
g. The Responses to Requests For Disclosure, Responses to Requests For
Production, Answers to Interrogatories, and the Amendments and Supplements
thereto which have been filed by each of the parties in this cause of action;
h. The Pleadings on file in this cause of action; and
i. All documents and tangible things produced in this cause.
NON-RETAINED EXPERTS, OTHER THAN MEDICAL EXPERTS:
Officer Nick Sham #1569
City of Farmers Branch Police Department
Its current and former chief, officers, investigators, detectives, employees, and custodian(s) of
records
3723 Valley View Lane
Farmers Branch, TX 75244
Investigating Officer
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The officer is expected to testify regarding his investigation of the subject incident and
the statements made by the parties to the lawsuit.
Plaintiff also incorporates herein by reference all depositions; depositions on written
questions; documents and exhibits attached to or referenced in all depositions; and all documents
produced by any party hereto in disclosures and/or discovery. Any opinions and bases for
opinions discussed in deposition(s) are incorporated herein.
Plaintiff further refers the Defendant to Plaintiff’ s retained and non-retained experts’
files, reports and supplemental reports; initial and supplemental disclosures; pleadings of all
parties; discovery of all parties; depositions and exhibits thereto; medical and billing records;
rebuttal opinions, factual observations, opinions, deposition testimony and/or trial testimony and
deposition exhibits of non-retained experts.
Plaintiff further reserves the right through cross-examination or deposition, to call any
expert witness identified herein by the Defendant.
Plaintiff reserves the right to withdraw the designation of any expert witness and to aver
positively that such previously designated expert will not be called as an expert witness at trial
and to redesignate same as a consulting expert, who cannot be called by opposing counsel.
Plaintiff reserves the right to elicit any expert testimony and/or lay opinion testimony that
would assist the jury in determining material issues of fact and that would not violate the Texas
Rules of Civil Procedure.
Plaintiff reserves all additional rights they may have with regard to expert witnesses and
testimony under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, case law and rulings of this Honorable
Court.
Plaintiff reserves the right to elicit expert opinion from any of the desigiated fact
witnesses within any area as to which such person has expertise.
To the extent necessary, this expert designation should be considered a supplement to any
outstanding or fiiture discovery requests served on Plaintiff.
This designation shall serve to supplement Plaintiff’s disclosures, including fact witness
designations, answers to interrogatories, pretrial disclosures, expert witness designations, and
responses to requests for production propounded to Plaintiff by any party inquiring as to expert
witnesses.
Discovery in this matter is still ongoing and Plaintiff reserves the right to supplement this
designation if further discovery reveals the need for additional testimony.
This designation shall serve to supplement Plaintiffs Responses to Defendant’s Request
for Disclosure, including the identification of individuals likely to have discoverable information
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regarding Plaintiffs claims or defenses, Answers to Interrogatories, and Responses to Requests
for Production propounded to Plaintiff by any party inquiring as to expert witnesses.
DATED this 1'5 _
day of July 2021
Respectfully submitted,
SLOAN, HATCHER, PERRY, RUNGE,
ROBERTSON, SMITH & JONES
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CARSON R. RUNGE
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State Bar No. 24059262
crunge@sloanfirm.com
SAVANNAH M. JUDKINS
State Bar No. 24121694
sjudkins@sloanfirm.com
101 East Whaley Street
Longview, Texas 75601
Telephone 903-757-7000
Facsimile 903-757-7574
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document been
forwarded Via efile in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure on this Z?)Esday of
July 2021 to the following attorney of record:
Fernando Martinez
Meynier, Reese, Liber & Matte
Preston Plaza
17950 Preston Road Suite 410
Dallas, TX 75252
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT MARIA ZUNIGA HERRERA, As DEFENDANT
Geoffrey E. Schorr
A. Jared Aldinger
Hutton W. Sentell
Schorr Law Firm, P.C.
328 W. Interstate 30, Suite 2
Garland, TX 75043
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT MARIA ZUNIGA HERRERA, As COUNTER-PLAINTIFF
Richard J. Byrne
Ekvall & Byrne, LLP
4450 Sigma Road, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75244
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF ASHANTI BOYD, As COUNTER-DEFENDANT
SAVANNAH M. JUDKINS
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Status as of 7/26/2021 4:00 PM CST
Associated Case Party: ASHANTI BOYD
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Associated Case Party: MARIAZUNIGAHERRERA
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Fernando Martinez DALLASHC@PROGRESSIVE.COM 7/23/2021 12:33:22 PM SENT