1. A party in a professional liability case brought against a licensed professional pursuant to this chapter who intends to call an expert witness of their own selection, shall certify to the court and all other parties the expert’s name, qualifications and the purpose for calling the expert within the following time period:

 a. The plaintiff within one hundred eighty days of the defendant‘s answer unless the court for good cause not ex parte extends the time of disclosure.
 b. The defendant within ninety days of plaintiff’s certification.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 668.11

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • party: means any of the following:
 1. See Iowa Code 668.2
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
    •  2. If a party fails to disclose an expert pursuant to subsection 1 or does not make the expert available for discovery, the expert shall be prohibited from testifying in the action unless leave for the expert’s testimony is given by the court for good cause shown.
     3. This section does not apply to court appointed experts or to rebuttal experts called with the approval of the court.
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