Washington Supreme Court August 28, 2014, No. 89625-9 (Johnston-Forbes v. Matsunaga)

¶1 This case concerns whether, under Rules of Evidence (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.