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Expert Witness—Discovery of New Data Following Submission of Report
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Facts: Engineer A is a professional engineer. Part of Engineer A’s duties is to perform forensic engineering services for attorneys in connection with pending litigation. Engineer A is retained by Attorney X to perform a forensic engineering investigation and prepare a written report in connection with a mechanical product failure, which resulted in extensive injuries to the Attorney’s client. Engineer A conducts the investigation for Attorney X, prepares the written report along with conclusions regarding the cause of the accident, and submits the written report to Attorney X. Attorney X is in the process of settlement negotiations with the defendant’s attorney in the case. Following Engineer A’s investigation and Engineer A submitting the report to Attorney X, but before the settlement negotiations are concluded, Engineer A discovers that the data upon which Engineer A based his report conclusions was inaccurate and that if the more accurate data had been used in his investigation, Engineer A’s conclusions would be different.