Cervantes v. Rijlaarsdam

OPINION

PELANDER, Presiding Judge.

In this personal injury case, which arises from a two-vehicle accident in February 1990, defendants/appellants Rijlaarsdam appeal from the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict for plaintiffs/appellees Cervantes and from the trial court’s order denying defendants’ motion for a new trial and/or remittitur. Although defendants raise a number of issues, the most significant one involves their unsuccessful attempts to introduce substantive, causation-related evidence through cross-examination of plaintiffs’ experts. In order to clarify the applicable rules…