Defendant’s Motion for Leave to Augment Expert Witness Information.
On January 12, 2017, plaintiff filed an action against defendant for property damages and personal injury allegedly resulting from a motor vehicle accident. Trial was initially set for June 18, 2018. The trial date was vacated upon stipulation of the parties on October 16, 2017. At the CMC on November 20, 2017 the court ordered the trial to commence on October 9, 2018. On August 29, 2018 the parties again stipulated to continue the trial date. The stipulation provided that all expert discovery cut-off dates will run with the new trial date with regular discovery to remain closed, except for the depositions of Officer McInerney and Dr. Anderson. They further stipulated that plaintiff had until October 1, 2018 to augment its expert disclosure with a new accident reconstruction expert, otherwise the expert witness designations by the parties were considered closed absent a party bringing a motion to augment before the cou
Hearing Date
December 13, 2018
Type
AUTO TORT - UNLIMITED
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Defendant’s Motion for Leave to Augment Expert Witness Information.
On January 12, 2017, plaintiff filed an action against defendant for property damages and personal injury allegedly resulting from a motor vehicle accident. Trial was initially set for June 18, 2018. The trial date was vacated upon stipulation of the parties on October 16, 2017. At the CMC on November 20, 2017 the court ordered the trial to commence on October 9, 2018. On August 29, 2018 the parties again stipulated to continue the trial date. The stipulation provided that all expert discovery cut-off dates will run with the new trial date with regular discovery to remain closed, except for the depositions of Officer McInerney and Dr. Anderson. They further stipulated that plaintiff had until October 1, 2018 to augment its expert disclosure with a new accident reconstruction expert, otherwise the expert witness designations by the parties were considered closed absent a party bringing a motion to augment before the cou