{"id":"alj-H204510-2025-03-03","awcc_number":"H204510","decision_date":"2025-03-03","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Rachel Nowotny","employer_name":"Johnson Regional Medical Ctr","title":"NOWOTNY VS. JOHNSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR. AWCC# H204510 March 03, 2025","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:4","granted:2"],"injury_keywords":["wrist"],"pdf_url":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/NOWOTNY_RACHEL_H204510_20250303.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"NOWOTNY_RACHEL_H204510_20250303.pdf","text_length":1901,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n   \n CLAIM NO. H204510 \n \nRACHEL NOWOTNY, Employee      CLAIMANT \n \nJOHNSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR., Employer       RESPONDENT \n \nRISK MANAGEMENT RESOURES, Carrier/TPA   RESPONDENT                                                                                                    \n \n \n \n OPINION/ORDER FILED MARCH 3, 2025 \n \nHearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE GREGORY K. STEWART in Fort Smith, \nSebastian County, Arkansas. \n \nClaimant not represented by counsel and not appearing at the hearing. \n \nRespondents represented by JARROD S. PARRISH, Attorney, Little Rock, Arkansas. \n \n \n OPINION/ORDER \n  \n This case comes on for review following a hearing on respondent’s Motion to \nDismiss. \n This claim involves an injury to claimant’s right wrist which occurred on April 11, \n2022.  On  June  22,  2022,  claimant  filed Form AR-C.  On  July  12,  2022,  a  Change  of \nPhysician order was granted to the claimant. Since that time, no further action has been \ntaken by the claimant to prosecute her claim. \n On December 17, 2024, respondent filed a motion to dismiss this claim. A hearing \nwas scheduled on the respondent’s motion for February 24, 2025. Notice of the hearing \nwas sent to claimant by certified mail and was delivered on January 17, 2025. Claimant \ndid  not  appear  at  the  hearing  and  has  not  responded  to  the  respondent’s Motion  to \nDismiss. \n\nNowotny – H204510 \n2 \n \n After my  review of  the  respondent’s motion,  the  claimant’s  failure  to  respond \nthereto, and all other matters properly before the Commission, I find that respondent’s \nmotion to dismiss this claim should be and hereby is granted.  This dismissal is pursuant \nto Commission Rule 099.13 and it is without prejudice. \n IT IS SO ORDERED. \n \n      ____________________________________ \n       GREGORY K. STEWART \n       ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE","preview":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION CLAIM NO. H204510 RACHEL NOWOTNY, Employee CLAIMANT JOHNSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR., Employer RESPONDENT RISK MANAGEMENT RESOURES, Carrier/TPA RESPONDENT OPINION/ORDER FILED MARCH 3, 2025 Hearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE GREGORY K. STEWART in Fort Smith, Sebasti...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:42:22.340Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H204510-2025-03-03","pdf":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/NOWOTNY_RACHEL_H204510_20250303.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}