In Sangha v Sintra Engineering Inc., 2019 ABQB 94,
Master Robertson dismissed the plaintiff's claim against the
engineering company he formally retained to provide an expert
opinion related to a motor vehicle accident that occurred on
October 28, 2002.
The plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle accident on
October 28, 2002 where the unknown driver of a vehicle impacted the
plaintiff, causing him to leave the road, spin in the median, and
impact a sign. The plaintiff issued a lawsuit against the
Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act in
2004. As part of prosecuting that claim, the plaintiff embarked
upon obtaining two accident reconstruction reports in 2003 and
2009. He then proceeded to retain Sintra Engineering to provide a
biomechanical report in 2013. The retainer letter specifically
provided a mutual termination clause to be exercised by either
party at any time. Sintra accepted the assignment for a
biomechanical report and proceeded with their
