Rule 1042.37.Plaintiff’s Request to Defendant or Additional Defendant.
Adopted March 29, 2004 · Not amended since adoption · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceThis rule supplies the form a plaintiff uses to request a defendant’s or additional defendant’s expert reports under the reciprocal expert-report exchange in professional-liability cases.
Full Text of Rule 1042.37
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The Plaintiff’s Request to Defendant or Additional Defendant for Production of Expert Reports required by Rule 1042.29(a)(1) shall be substantially in the following form: (CAPTION) Plaintiff’s Request to Defendant or Additional Defendant for Production of Expert Reports TO: Name of Defendant/Additional Defendant FROM: Name of Plaintiff 1. I, the plaintiff named above, have furnished you, the defendant named above, expert reports summarizing the expert testimony that I will offer to support the claims of professional negligence or product liability that I have made against you. 2(A) .Pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1042.29(a)(2), you are requested within sixty (60) days of service of this request to furnish to me expert reports summarizing the expert testimony that you will offer to support your defenses to the claims of professional negligence that I have made against you. 2(B). Pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1042.29(a)(3), you are requested within one hundred twenty (120) days of service of this request to furnish to me expert reports summarizing the expert testimony that you will offer to support your defenses to the claims of professional negligence that I have made against you. 3. If you have made claims against other parties pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 2251 et seq. governing the joinder of additional defendants, your expert reports are required also to summarize the expert testimony that you will offer in support of these claims against those other parties. 4. You are required to serve copies of all expert reports on all other parties. Date: Attorney for , Plaintiff
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Plain-English Summary
This rule prints the plaintiff’s counterpart request in the reciprocal expert-report exchange. With it, a plaintiff asks a defendant or additional defendant to produce its expert reports, mirroring the defendant’s right to request the plaintiff’s.
The Official Note flags which optional paragraph to delete depending on the situation. Providing the form keeps the exchange even-handed and clear, so each side knows what reports it must produce and when.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who uses this form?
A plaintiff serving a request for expert reports on a defendant or additional defendant under Rule 1042.29.
Official Note
Official Note: Delete Paragraph 2(A) or 2(B), whichever is not applicable.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 1042.37 adopted March 29, 2004, effective immediately, 34 Pa.B. 1926.
Source & verification. Rule text, the Official Note, and the amendment
history are reproduced verbatim from the Pennsylvania Code, Title 231, the official compilation
of rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. This rule has not been amended since its adoption. Last verified June 30, 2026. ·
Official text
Also known as:plaintiff request formexpert report request formreciprocal discovery form