{"id":"alj-H204237-2023-04-25","awcc_number":"H204237","decision_date":"2023-04-25","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Willie Tillman","employer_name":"Windsor Door, LLC","title":"TILLMAN VS. WINDSOR DOOR, LLC AWCC# H204237 APRIL 25, 2023","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:8","granted:3"],"injury_keywords":[],"pdf_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/TILLMAN_WILLIE_H204237_20230425.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"TILLMAN_WILLIE_H204237_20230425.pdf","text_length":2402,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \nCLAIM NO. H204237 \n \nWILLIE TILLMAN (Dec’d), EMPLOYEE       CLAIMANT \n \nWINDSOR DOOR, LLC, EMPLOYER             RESPONDENT  \n \nTRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY/  \nCARRIER/TPA             RESPONDENT    \n         \nOPINION FILED APRIL 25, 2023 \n \nHearing before Administrative Law Judge James D. Kennedy in Little Rock, Pulaski \nCounty, Arkansas, on April 25, 2023. \n \nClaimant is Pro Se and is deceased. \n \nRespondents are represented by Amy C. Markham, Attorney-at-Law, of Little Rock, \nArkansas. \n \nSTATEMENT OF THE CASE \n \n A  hearing  was  held  in  the  above-styled  matter  on  April  25,  2023,  in  Little  Rock, \nArkansas, on  respondent’s  Motion  to  Dismiss  for failure  to  prosecute  pursuant  to \nArkansas  Code  Annotated  §11-9-702  and  Rule  099.13  of  the  Arkansas  Workers’ \nCompensation Act.  The claimant passed away on December 27, 2022, and claimant’s \nattorney filed a motion to withdraw on January 16, 2023, with the Motion being granted \nby the Full Commission on January 20, 2023.  The claimant’s death was not related to \nthe  claimed workers’  compensation  injury.  An  AR-C form  had  been  filed  on  or  about \nSeptember  15,  2022,  alleging  that  the  claimant  had  sustained  a  work-related  injury  on \nApril 6, 2022.  More than six (6) months have passed since the claimant’s last actions in \nthis matter.  A request for the matter to be dismissed was made by the respondents on \nJanuary 9, 2023.   \n\nTILLMAN – H204237 \n \n2 \n \nA hearing was set for April 25, 2023, after proper notice to the parties, in regard to \nthe Motion to Dismiss.  At the time of the hearing, Amy Markham appeared on behalf of \nthe respondents and asked that the matter be dismissed for lack of prosecution. \n After a review of the record as a whole, to include all evidence properly before the \nCommission, and having had an opportunity to hear the statement of the respondent’s \nattorney, there is no alternative but to find that the Motion to Dismiss should be granted \nat this time, and the matter should be dismissed with prejudice. \nORDER \n Pursuant to the above, there is no alternative but to find that the Motion to Dismiss \nshould be granted and this matter should be dismissed with prejudice at this time.   \nIT IS SO ORDERED: \n      ____________________________ \n       JAMES D. KENNEDY  \n       ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE","preview":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION CLAIM NO. H204237 WILLIE TILLMAN (Dec’d), EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT WINDSOR DOOR, LLC, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY/ CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT OPINION FILED APRIL 25, 2023 Hearing before Administrative Law Judge James D. Kennedy in Little Rock, Pulaski County...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T23:08:49.981Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H204237-2023-04-25","pdf":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/TILLMAN_WILLIE_H204237_20230425.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}