{"id":"alj-H300963-2025-02-25","awcc_number":"H300963","decision_date":"2025-02-25","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Riley Maxfield","employer_name":"Csl Plasma","title":"MAXFIELD VS. CSL PLASMA AWCC# H300963 February 25, 2025","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:8","granted:1"],"injury_keywords":[],"pdf_url":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/MAXFIELD_RILEY_H300963_20250225.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"MAXFIELD_RILEY_H300963_20250225.pdf","text_length":2677,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \n WCC NO. H300963 \n \nRILEY MAXFIELD, Employee      CLAIMANT \n \nCSL PLASMA, Employer       RESPONDENT \n \nTRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO., Carrier/TPA    RESPONDENT \n \n \n OPINION FILED FEBRUARY 25, 2025  \n \nHearing   before   ADMINISTRATIVE   LAW   JUDGE   ERIC   PAUL   WELLS   in Springdale, \nWashington County, Arkansas. \n       \nClaimant  represented  by EVELYN  E.  BROOKS,  Attorney  at  Law, Fayetteville, Arkansas; \nalthough waiving appearance at the hearing. \n \nRespondent represented by GUY ALTON WADE, Attorney at Law, Little Rock, Arkansas. \n \n STATEMENT OF THE CASE \n \n This case comes on for review following a hearing on respondents’ Motion to Dismiss. \nOn May  3,  2023, Evelyn  E.  Brooks, claimant’s attorney, filed a Form AR-C  requesting \nvarious  compensation  benefits in  which  she  alleged  injuries  to  her  left  ring  finger  and  hand; \nhowever, no hearing was requested. No further action was taken in this claim. \nOn October 8, 2024, the respondents filed a Motion to Dismiss requesting that this claim \nbe  dismissed  for  lack  of  prosecution.  A  hearing  was  scheduled  for  January  21,  2025.  Notice  of \nthat hearing was sent to the claimant by certified mail, return receipt requested on November 25, \n2024. That  notice  was  returned  by  the  United  States  Postal  Department  with  the  notation, \n“Return to Sender.  No  Mail  Receptacle.  Unable to Forward.” Ms. Brooks indicated by  email \ndated  November  25,  2024, that  she  would  waive  her  appearance  at  the  hearing  and  further \nindicated that she had no objection to the Motion to Dismiss without prejudice.    \n\nMaxfield – H300963 \n \n After my review of respondent’s Motion to Dismiss, Ms. Brooks’ response  thereto  that \nshe had no objection to the motion to dismiss without prejudice, and the claimant’s failure to \nappear  at  the  scheduled  hearing,  as  well  as  all  other  matters  properly  before  the  Commission,  I \nfind that respondent’s Motion to Dismiss this claim should be and hereby is granted pursuant to \nA.C.A. §11-9-702(a)(4).  This dismissal is without prejudice.  \nORDER \n Pursuant  to  the  above  statement  of  the  case  and  Commission  Rule  099.13,  I  have  no \nalternative but to dismiss this claim in its entirety, without prejudice, for failure to prosecute. \n If  respondents  have  not  already  done  so,  they  are  directed  to  pay  the  court  reporter, \nVeronica Lane, her fees and expenses within thirty (30) days of receipt of her invoice. \n IT IS SO ORDERED.    \n      ________________________________ \n      HONORABLE ERIC PAUL WELLS \n      ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE","preview":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION WCC NO. H300963 RILEY MAXFIELD, Employee CLAIMANT CSL PLASMA, Employer RESPONDENT TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO., Carrier/TPA RESPONDENT OPINION FILED FEBRUARY 25, 2025 Hearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE ERIC PAUL WELLS in Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas. Claim...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:43:54.562Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H300963-2025-02-25","pdf":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/MAXFIELD_RILEY_H300963_20250225.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}