United States Sixth Circuit

Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 creates a bright-line rule mandating disclosure of all documents, including attorney opinion work product, given to testifying experts.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/17/2006
• Published 08/17/2006

Judges

• Before:  SUHRHEINRICH, GILMAN, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Robert W. Griffith, Stites & Harbison, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant.  Cary R. Perlman, Latham & Watkins, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Robert W. Griffith, W. Patrick Stallard, Stites & Harbison, Louisville, Kentucky, Judith A. Villines, Stites & Harbison, Frankfort, Kentucky, Charles S. Cassis, Dennis J. Conniff, Amy D. Cubbage, Frost Brown Todd, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant.  Cary R. Perlman, Laurence H. Levine, Latham & Watkins, Chicago, Illinois, Hiram Ely III, Mark S. Riddle, Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellees.