Abramson (HB 607) Act No. 655
Existing law (C.C.P. Art.1035) provides for an answer in incidental demands.
New law makes the deadline for answering incidental demands the same as provided for
principal demands.
Existing law (C.C.P. Art.1425) provides for identifying testifying experts.
New law specifies that a party is under no obligation to identify a testifying expert absent a
discovery request or order for an expert report.
Existing law (C.C.P. Art.1462) provides for discovery-production of documents and things.
Prior law required the party upon whom the request is served to serve a written response
within 15 days after service of the request.
New law extends the period of time for the state and its political subdivisions to respond to
a request for production of documents and things from 15 to 30 days.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Amends C.C.P. Arts. 1035, 1425(C), and 1462(B)(1))