Every day, experts prepare reports for lawyers so that they can be qualified to give expert opinion evidence at trial. Almost all these experts are insured under errors and omissions policies. Many of these experts are indirectly retained by insurance companies. Most of the experts never give evidence at trial. But their reports are relied on to settle cases. What if the expert makes a mistake or their client thinks they made a mistake? Can the expert be sued by their client for the error or is the expert and their report protected by witness immunity?
