North Carolina has many laws that govern depositions in worker’s compensation cases. Under the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act, the Commissioner of the North Carolina Industrial Commission can order the deposition of any witness including the claimant or the claimant’s doctor.
Section 97-80 of the act states that the Commission can order that testimony be taken on application of any party to the case. The application should state why the evidence is material, whether the witness is in North Carolina or outside of North Carolina and the costs involved.
Depositions shall not be taken unless there is sufficient notice. The Notice is simply a pleading that informs the other side that there is going to be a deposition at a certain time and place.
The deposition will be handled in the same manner as other legal depositions.
Pursuant to Rule 612 of the Commission, the physician’s depositions in North Carolina are typically taken within 60 days after the hearing, but the scheduling of the date when the deposition will take place is usually accomplished prior to the hearing.
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