In what circumstances will a plaintiff be able to call 10 expert witnesses?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Patterson v. Rankel, 2001 BCSC 952 (CanLII):
In Campbell v. Khan, [1996] B.C.J. No. 2005 (B.C.S.C.), the action was set to be heard for 10 days. The plaintiff alleged that he suffered a closed-head injury leading to personality changes. The plaintiff intended to call 10 expert witnesses, including a neurologist, a neuro-surgeon, and a psychiatrist. Low J. (as he then was) said, at paragraph 8, "[A] sampling of medical reports from the plaintiff's side makes it clear that this case is rich with complex medical concepts. The medical terminology alone will be difficult to master. There are very difficult causation issues and it is reasonable to expect substantial differences of medical opinion."
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