Does a Part 7 examination constitute a first independent medical examination for the purposes of tort?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wocknitz v. Donaldson, 2010 BCSC 1991 (CanLII):
In Robertson v. Grist, 2006 BCSC 1245, at paragraph 14, Madam Justice Dillon addressed the question of whether a Part 7 examination constitutes a first independent medical examination for the purposes of a tort claim. She said this:
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