14.16 Expert Witness Certification and Qualification

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14.16 Expert Witness Certification and Qualification. Expert witness testimony is generally required to maintain a professional negligence claim against an insurance producer because producers are licensed professionals.219 A.R.S. §12-2602 provides that “[i]f a claim against a licensed professional is asserted in a civil action, the claimant . . . shall certify in a written statement . . . whether or not expert opinion testimony is necessary to prove the licensed professional’s standard of care or liability for the claim.”220 When expert testimony is necessary, the claimant must disclose a preliminary expert opinion affidavit at the time of its initial Ariz. R. Civ. P. 26.1 Disclosure Statement, although compliance with...

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