In a February 2016 Law Times article, Steve Rastin called for a public inquiry into concerns recently expressed by the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) that some medical-legal experts distort evidence in personal injury claims, on behalf of their insurance company clients. Mr. Rastin asserts, “The expert should give the same opinion whether he or she is hired by the insurance company or by the claimant.” When experts bow to pressures to present testimony that is biased towards the insurance company, then seriously injured persons deserving of compensation may be unfairly denied coverage or receive inadequate compensation for their injuries.
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