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JOHNSTON-FORBES v. MATSUNAGA

No. 89625-9.

333 P.3d 388 (2014)

181 Wn.2d 346

Cathy JOHNSTON-FORBES, Petitioner, v. Dawn MATSUNAGA, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

August 28, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Henry Bloom , Attorney at Law, Lake Oswego, OR, for Petitioner.

Douglas Fredrick Foley , Douglas Foley & Associates, PLLC, Vancouver, WA, Vernon Scott Finley , Attorney at Law, Portland, OR, for Respondent.

Philip Albert Talmadge , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Government Employees Insurance Company, Farmers Insurance Company of Washington, and Progressive Casualty Insurance Company.

C. JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1 This case concerns whether, under Evidence Rules (ER) 702 through 705, the trial court properly admitted expert biomechanical testimony in an automobile collision case. In August 2006, Dawn Matsunaga rear-ended the car that Cathy Johnston-Forbes was riding in. Johnston-Forbes claimed that she suffered injuries as a result of the collision and sued Matsunaga. Before trial, Matsunaga identified Dr. Allan Tencer as an expert who would be testifying...

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