EXPERT WATCH 22: JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT ALL: THE CLIENT (BASICALLY) DRAFTS THE JOINT STATEMENT: THE JUDGE THINKS THEY MAY HAVE PLAYED A LARGE PART IN THE DRAFTING OF THE REPORT ITSELF…

No matter how long, and how much, you write about civil procedure cases can still come along which surprise - if not astonish. We have such a case here.  The judge found that, essentially, it was the client who played a large - if not dominant - part in the drafting of the joint statement of experts...