{"id":"alj-H205088-2024-03-20","awcc_number":"H205088","decision_date":"2024-03-20","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Kassandra Hedum","employer_name":"Casey’s General Stores, Inc","title":"HEDUM VS. CASEY’S GENERAL STORES, INC. AWCC# H205088 MARCH 20, 2024","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:3","granted:2"],"injury_keywords":["knee"],"pdf_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/HEDUM_KASSANDRA_H205088_20240320.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"HEDUM_KASSANDRA_H205088_20240320.pdf","text_length":2256,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n   \n CLAIM NO.  H205088 \n \nKASSANDRA R. HEDUM, Employee                                                             CLAIMANT \n \nCASEY’S GENERAL STORES, INC., Employer                                     RESPONDENT                                                        \n \nACE AMERICAN INS./CCMSI, Carrier/TPA                                            RESPONDENT                                                                                                    \n \n \n OPINION/ORDER FILED MARCH 20, 2024 \n \nHearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE GREGORY K. STEWART in Springdale, \nWashington County, Arkansas. \n \nClaimant not represented by counsel and not appearing at hearing. \n \nRespondents represented by ERIC NEWKIRK, Attorney, Little Rock, Arkansas. \n \n \n \n OPINION/ORDER \n  \n This case comes on for review following a hearing on respondent’s Motion to \nDismiss. \n Claimant suffered an admittedly compensable injury to her right knee on July 3, \n2022.    On  May  30,  2023,  Form  AR-C  was  filed  on  behalf  of  claimant  by  her  attorney, \nLaura Beth York.  Based upon claimant’s failure to correspond with her, Attorney York \nfiled a Motion to Withdraw as Counsel.  This motion was granted by an order of the Full \nCommission  filed  August  17,  2023.    No  further  action  was  taken  in  this  claim  until \nrespondent filed a Motion to Dismiss on January 5, 2024.  A hearing was scheduled on \nthe  respondent’s  motion  for  March  13,  2024,  and  notice  of  the  hearing  was  sent  to \nclaimant by certified mail.  That notice was returned by the Post Office as “Attempted -  \nNot Known.   Unable to Forward.”   Claimant did not appear at the hearing and has not \n\nHedum – H205088 \n \n2 \n \nresponded to the respondent’s motion. \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 should  be  and  hereby  is  granted.    This  dismissal  is  pursuant  to \nCommission 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. H205088 KASSANDRA R. HEDUM, Employee CLAIMANT CASEY’S GENERAL STORES, INC., Employer RESPONDENT ACE AMERICAN INS./CCMSI, Carrier/TPA RESPONDENT OPINION/ORDER FILED MARCH 20, 2024 Hearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE GREGORY K. STEWART in Springdale, Wash...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:56:41.108Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H205088-2024-03-20","pdf":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/HEDUM_KASSANDRA_H205088_20240320.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}