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1. When does an expert witness designation require a declaration signed by the attorney or party (if the party has no attorney)?
 A. Always.
 B. When the expert is a retained expert witness.
 C. When the expert is not a certified expert.

2. If the brief narrative statement is not sufficiently detailed, the court can:
 A. Exclude the expert's testimony.
 B. Enter the designating party's default.
 C. Sanction the expert witness.

3. In Bonds v. Roy, the trial court:
 A. Sanctioned the designating party's attorney.
 B. Excluded the expert's testimony on the subject matter not disclosed in the designation.
 C. Ordered a mistrial.

4. A party will be deemed in compliance with Code of Civil Procedure Section 2034 if the party submits an expert witness declaration, notwithstanding its contents.
 True.
 False.

5. Expert witnesses must be fully prepared with their opinions when they are designated.
 True.
 False.

6. A party cannot withdraw its expert after the expert has been designated.
 True.
 False.

7. The work product protection with regard to an expert witness is absolutely waived once the expert has been designated.
 True.
 False.

8. A party can reestablish work product protection regarding its expert after the expert has been deposed.
 True.
 False.

9. After the initial exchange of expert witness information, the parties may not designate additional expert witnesses.
 True.
 False.

10. A party must always submit an expert witness declaration with an expert witness designation.
 True
 False.

11. Section 2034 limits each party, in the absence of a court order, to designating five expert witnesses.
 True.
 False.

12. Section 2034 provides that an expert witness may not be excluded because of an inadequate designation unless it can be shown that the inadequacy prejudiced the other party.
 True.
 False.

13. The Bonds court held that prejudice must be shown to exclude an expert based on an inadequate designation.
 True.
 False.

14. Bonds specifically overruled Williams v. Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft.
 True.
 False.

15. An expert witness declaration must be signed by the expert witness.
 True.
 False.

16. The expert witness in Bonds was excluded because:
 A. The expert was not timely designated.
 B. The expert attempted to testify about a different subject area than the one disclosed in his designation and during his deposition.
 C. The expert was late to court.

17. In Williams, the court held that a party did not have to disclose specific facts and opinions in the exchange of expert witness lists.
 True.
 False.

18. In Williams, the trial court permitted the expert testimony.
 True.
 False.

19. If a party believes that its expert will need to testify regarding matters not disclosed in the expert witness designation, the party may make a motion to augment its expert witness designation.
 True.
 False.

20. If an expert testifies at his or her deposition regarding a subject area outside the scope of the designation, the designating attorney may request the opposing attorney to stipulate that the designation is sufficient.
 True.
 False.

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