DELOIS BELL-HENRY, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT
GURDON SCHOOL DISTRICT, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT
ARKANSAS SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION WCT, INSURANCE CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT
No. G503118
Arkansas Workers Compensation
Before the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission
March 29, 2018
Hearing
before Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Mike Pickens, in
Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas.
Claimant, Ms. Delois Bell-Henry, of Gurdon, Clark County,
Arkansas, appeared pro se.
Respondents represented by Mr. J. Matthew Mauldin, Roberts
Law Firm, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
Mike
Pickens, Administrative Law Judge.
STATEMENT
OF THE CASE
A
hearing was conducted on March 21, 2018, to determine whether
this claim should be dismissed for lack of prosecution
pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §
11-9-702(a)(4) (2017 Replacement) and Arkansas Workers’
Compensation Commission (the Commission) Rule 099.13 (2017
Replacement).
The
respondents motion to dismiss and brief in support thereof, a
copy of which the respondent’s mailed to the claimant
at the correct address of record on February 23, 2018, and
which was attached as an exhibit at the March 21, 2018,
hearing, contains a brief recitation of all relevant facts.
The respondents’ motion to dismiss and brief in support
thereof are herein incorporated by reference as set-forth
word-for-word. At the March 21, 2018, hearing the respondents
renewed their motion to dismiss the claim for lack of
prosecution. After having been sworn, the claimant stated
under oath that she had no objection to the
respondents’ motion. I encouraged the claimant to seek
the legal advice of an attorney should she have any questions
or concerns about whether she may be entitled to additional
medical or indemnity benefits under the Arkansas
Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act). The claimant
testified she last received benefits of any kind on or about
January 28, 2018, so the applicable statute of limitations
would run on or about January 28, 2019. The claimant
testified she understood this time limitation, as well as its
legal effect in barring any request for additional benefits
after...