Philpott v. Jim Stone Elementary School/ Conway School District, 020922 ARWC, G800674

• Case Date: February 09, 2022
• Court: Kansas

DONNALEE M. PHILPOTT, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT v. JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/ CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT #1 And ARKANSAS SCHOOL BOARDS ASSN. WCT, CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT #1 DEATH & PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY TRUST FUND RESPONDENT #2 CLAIM No. G800674 Arkansas Workers Compensation Before the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission February 9, 2022          Hearing before Administrative Law Judge James D. Kennedy in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, on February 1, 2022.           Claimant is pro se and did not appear.           Respondents #1 are represented by Jarrod Parrish, Attorney at Law, Little Rock, Arkansas.           Respondent #2 is represented by David L. Pake, Attorney at Law, Little Rock, Arkansas.          OPINION           JAMES D. KENNEDY ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE          STATEMENT OF THE CASE          A hearing was held in the above-styled matter on February 1, 2022, in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Respondents’ #1 Motion to Dismiss for failure to prosecute pursuant to Rule 099.13 of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Act. The claim involves an injury which occurred on or about September 6, 2017, when an employer/employee relationship existed. The claimant alleged that she sustained a compensable injury to her left hand, shoulder, elbow, neck, and whole body. The claimant’s entitlement to continued benefits has been denied by the respondents. The claimant has filed multiple Form AR-Cs, and multiple Prehearing Orders have been entered in this matter. The parties have also attempted to settle the matter by Joint Petition. An Order was entered by the Full Commission on November 30, 2021, which allowed the claimant’s attorney, Laura Beth York, to withdraw as counsel. A Motion to Dismiss for failure to prosecute was filed on December 2, 2021, and the claimant failed to respond to the motion ...