The plaintiff brought a motion to prohibit Dr. John Bohnen from testifying as an expert for the defence, alleging issues with his expert reports (unsigned, invalid contact information) and potential bias due to his past relationship with a defendant and frequent retention by the defence law firm.
The court applied the two-stage test for expert admissibility from *White Burgess* and *Mohan*.
The judge found that the initial failure to sign a report was not a material omission, the contact information provided was valid, and the expert's professional relationships did not demonstrate a lack of independence sufficient to disqualify him.
The motion was dismissed, with the court concluding that the issues raised by the plaintiff pertained to the weight of the expert's evidence rather than its admissibility.
