Court Says Offers of Proof Should Be Allowed in Comp Cases

The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that parties in a workers' compensation case are entitled to make an offer of proof in order to preserve evidence for appellate review, however the denial of an employer's ability to do so in a dispute over a worker's death from a methadone overdose was harmless error. Case: Willard v. VP Builders, No. COA13-413, 05/06/2014, published. Facts: Mark Willard, an employee of VP Builders, suffered an admittedly compensable crush injury to his left hand in September 2008. Dr. Andrew Koman performed surgery on Willard in June 2009 a...