FINANCIAL DISCOVERY FROM EXPERT WITNESSES TO SHOW BIAS

It is not uncommon for experts to work with the same law firm on numerous cases. Does this mean an expert can be subjected to discovery to produce a list of cases and money received (financial records) from the law firm on unrelated matters to show the expert is biased? The Third District Court of Appeals held that a party cannot pursue such documentation without a showing “of the most unusual or compelling circumstances,” a potentially challenging showing. See Hidalgo v. Citizens Property Ins. Corp., 46 Fla.L.Weekly D1437a (Fla. 3d DCA 2021). This does not mean a party cannot seek discovery...