Forman v. Fina Oil and Chemical Co.

We consider whether, under Tex.R.Civ.P. 215.5, good cause was shown for late designation of an expert witness.

Clarence Forman brought suit against Fina Oil and Chemical Co. for injuries allegedly sustained as a result of an electrical shock while working for a third-party sal vage company at Fina’s facilities. Thirty-one days prior to trial, Fina designated as an expert witness Dr. Charles R. Baxter, a burn specialist at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas and a professor of surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and requested that Forman submit to a medical examination…