Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 172.116 — APPOINTED EXPERT

CP § 172.116Title 7. ALTERNATE METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION · Ch. 172. ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL DISPUTES · Art. E. ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS

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(a)Except as agreed by the parties, the arbitration tribunal may:

(1)appoint an expert to report to it on a specific issue to be determined by the tribunal; and

(2)require a party to:

(A)give the expert relevant information; or

(B)produce or provide access to relevant documents, goods, or other property.

(b)Except as agreed by the parties, if a party requests or if the arbitration tribunal considers it necessary, the expert shall, after delivery of a written or oral report, participate in an oral hearing at which each party may:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.