Expert Testimony Not Needed to Link Accident to Injury

A North Carolina worker was not required to provide expert medical testimony to prove that an injury to her wrist was caused by a workplace accident witnessed by a colleague in which the worker's wrist audibly "popped" and caused her immediate pain. Case: McCrary v. King Bio, No. COA12-405, 02/05/2013, published.Facts: Mitzi McCrary worked as an inventory and purchasing manager for King Bio, a homeopathic medical supplier, and Carolina Bison, a supplier of bison meat, at a joint facility. Both businesses were operated by King Bio Inc.One of the duties that McCrary performed for Caroli...