{"id":"alj-H202572-2023-12-07","awcc_number":"H202572","decision_date":"2023-12-07","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Doug Ticson","employer_name":"Ozark Ridge Landfill","title":"TICSON VS. OZARK RIDGE LANDFILL AWCC# H202572 DECEMBER 7, 2023","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:3","granted:1"],"injury_keywords":[],"pdf_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/TICSON_DOUG_H202572_20231207.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"TICSON_DOUG_H202572_20231207.pdf","text_length":2277,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \nCLAIM NO. H202572 \n \nDOUG S. TICSON, EMPLOYEE   CLAIMANT \n \nOZARK RIDGE LANDFILL, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT \n \nINDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA/ \nGALLAGHER BASSETT SERVICES INC. INSURANCE CARRIER RESPONDENT \n \nOPINION/ORDER FILED DECEMBER 7, 2023 \n \nHearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE JOSEPH C. SELF, in Russellville, Pope \nCounty, Arkansas. \n \nClaimant is not represented and did not appear at the hearing. \n \nRespondents are represented by MELISSA WOOD, Attorney, Little Rock, Arkansas \n \nOPINION/ORDER \n \n On  October 22, 2022, claimant filed Form AR-C, alleging a compensable injury on March \n14,  2022.     Claimant  was  represented  by  Laura  Beth  York,  who  filed  a  Motion  to  Withdraw  on \nSeptember 15, 2023 and was allowed to withdraw on September 26, 2023.  No other attorney entered \nan appearance on claimant’s behalf.   \nOn  October  2,  2023,  respondent  filed  a  Motion  to  Dismiss,  alleging  that  it  had  been  more \nthan six months since claimant filed his Form AR-C with the Commission, but he had not made a \nrequest for a hearing in that time. A hearing on  respondent’s Motion to Dismiss was scheduled for \nNovember 28, 2023.  Notice of the scheduled hearing was sent to claimant by certified mail at the last \nknown address in the Commission’s file.  The notice was  returned unclaimed on October 28, 2023.                  \nClaimant did not respond to Respondent’s motion and did not appear in person at the hearing on \nNovember 28, 2023.   \nI find it has been more than six months since prior to this hearing and that no request for a \n\nTicson-H202572 \n \n2 \n \nhearing has been made in this file.  After my review of the respondent’s motion, the Claimant’s lack \nof response and failure to attend the hearing for the respondent’s motion, as well as all other matters \nproperly before the Commission, I find that respondent’s Motion to Dismiss this claim should be and \nhereby is granted.  This dismissal is pursuant to Commission Rule 099.13 and is without prejudice. \nIT IS SO ORDERED. \n \n \n      _______________________________________                                                                                   \n      JOSEPH C. SELF \n      ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE","preview":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION CLAIM NO. H202572 DOUG S. TICSON, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT OZARK RIDGE LANDFILL, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA/ GALLAGHER BASSETT SERVICES INC. INSURANCE CARRIER RESPONDENT OPINION/ORDER FILED DECEMBER 7, 2023 Hearing before ADMINISTRATIVE...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:59:11.643Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H202572-2023-12-07","pdf":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/TICSON_DOUG_H202572_20231207.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}