The defendant brought a motion to compel the plaintiff and her expert witness to produce extensive financial and medical records, and additional expert materials, during cross-examinations for a class action certification motion.
The court dismissed the defendant's motion, finding the requested information irrelevant and disproportionate to the certification issues under the Class Proceedings Act.
The court emphasized that a representative plaintiff's personal financial or medical circumstances are not generally relevant to certification, nor are an expert's draft notes or unrelated academic works that were not relied upon in their report.
