Is there a conflict of expert medical opinion in a personal injury case?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Jackson v. Yusishen, 2013 BCSC 1982 (CanLII):

In the context of a personal injury case, a conflict of expert medical opinion will require the jury to engage in a “scientific investigation” within the meaning of the rule: Sadowick v. Doobay, [1982] B.C.J. 447 (S.C.) at para. 12.

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