Expert witnesses

(a) Form of expert evidence. The parties are not required to present oral testimony from experts and are encouraged to use written reports in lieu of oral testimony in court. (b) Use of oral testimony; disclosure. If a party elects to use oral testimony, that party must include the expert’s name on the witness list submitted with the pretrial memorandum under NSTR 9 . (c) Use of written report; disclosure. If a party elects to use a written report, that party shall provide a copy of the written report to the other parties pursuant to the short trial judge’s deadline to disclose expert reports and rebuttal reports, with enough time for either party to depose the expert no later than 30 days before the pretrial conference. Any written report intended solely to contradict or rebut another written report must be provided to the other parties no later than 14 days before the pretrial conference. (d) Qualification of expert witness. At the time of the pretrial conference, the parties shall file with the short trial judge and serve on each other any documents establishing an expert’s qualifications to testify as an expert on a given subject. There shall be no voir dire of an expert regarding that expert’s qualifications. The short trial judge may rule on any disputes regarding the qualifications of an expert during the pretrial conference under NSTR 10 . (e) Recovery of expert witness fees. The short trial judge may grant an award of expert witness fees consistent with NRS 18.005 . (f) Scope of rule. For purposes of this rule, a treating physician is an expert witness. [Added; effective January 1, 2005; amended; effective July 26, 2024.]