Our lawyers will then collect evidence to support your claim, including medical records, documents and the opinions of independent medical experts. (irwinmitchell.com)
Personal injury lawyer Loretta Merritt notes that even though a 2014 review of the alternative dispute resolution system by Justice Douglas Cunningham did not have the review of independent medical experts within its mandate, the judge was compelled to note that many stakeholders he spoke to brought up the issue of skewed experts: Essentially, if you were an expert who supported claimants, you'd never again be retained by insurance companies. (canadianlawyermag.com)
I don't note this with any criticism of the latter category but simply point out that often doctors are brought to Court (by both plaintiffs and defendants) to act as independent medical experts to provide opinion evidence. (slaw.ca)