PRETRIAL ADJUDICATION
...Summary Judgment & Summary Adjudication
......Declarations & Affidavits
.........Experts
............Need Not Be Designated
3 Cards On This Topic:
  • Expert witness list exclusion rules would apply only at time of trial, not at a pretrial proceeding.
  • Failure to list expert witness did not preclude utilizing witness’ decl. in SJ hearing.
  • Expert’s decl. should have been considered in SJ, despite not being named on witness list.