Davis v. BF Goodrich

If we are to be fair and consistent in our application of the workers’ compensation law, the parties in this cause must be afforded 1) notice of the competency and probative value of the medical evidence and 2) opportunity to stand on the evidence adduced or to supplement the evidence. In this cause both the claimant and the employer offered medical reports to be admitted into evidence. Objections to the competency and probative value of each medical report were made at trial. The judge of the Workers’ Compensation Court admitted the medical reports, taking the objections under advisement.…