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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A party may request disclosure under Section 301.051 of any or all of the following:
(1) the correct names of the parties to the action;
(2) the name, address, and telephone number of any potential parties;
(3) the legal theories and, in general, the factual bases of the responding party's claims or defenses;
(4) the amount and any method of calculating economic damages;
(5) the name, address, and telephone number of any person having knowledge of relevant facts and a brief statement of each identified person's connection with the action;
(6) for any testifying expert:
(A) the expert's name, address, and telephone number;
(B) the subject matter on which the expert will testify;
(C) the general substance of the expert's mental impressions and opinions and a brief summary of the basis for those impressions and opinions, or if the expert is not retained by, employed by, or otherwise subject to the control of the responding party, documents reflecting that information; and
(D) if the expert is retained by, employed by, or otherwise subject to the control of the responding party:
(i) all documents, tangible things, reports, models, or data compilations that have been provided to, reviewed by, or prepared by or for the expert in anticipation of the expert's testimony; and
(ii) the expert's current resume and biography;
(7) any discoverable settlement agreement described by Rule 192.3(g), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure;
(8) any discoverable witness statement described by Rule 192.3(h), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure;
(9) in an action alleging physical or mental injury and damages from the occurrence that is the subject of the action:
(A) all medical records and bills that are reasonably related to the injuries or damages asserted; or
(B) an authorization permitting the disclosure of the information described by Paragraph (A);
(10) in an action alleging physical or mental injury and damages from the occurrence that is the subject of the action, all medical records and bills obtained by the responding party through an authorization provided by the requesting party; and
(11) the name, address, and telephone number of any person who may be designated as a responsible third party.
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(3), the responding party is not required to compile all evidence that may be offered at trial.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Family Code - FAM § 301.052. Content - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/family-code/fam-sect-301-052/
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