What is the test for adducing expert evidence in response to a summary judgment motion?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Leblanc v. Hunt et al., 2011 ONSC 1333 (CanLII):
In response to a summary judgment motion such as this one, a plaintiff is required to adduce expert evidence. The case of Samuel v. Ho instructs as follows, at paras. 27-28:
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