Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Mendola

The opinion of the court was delivered by

ASHRAFI, J.A.D.

The precise and limited issue we decide is whether a claimant must present expert testimony to support her causes of action against several defendants in the automotive business for damages sustained when the engine of her leased automobile seized. Third-party plaintiff Patricia Mendola appeals from orders granting summary judgment to third-party defendants because she did not produce a report of an expert witness by the close of discovery. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

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Viewed most favorably to appellant Mendola, see R.…