{"id":"alj-H302895-2025-03-21","awcc_number":"H302895","decision_date":"2025-03-21","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Janie Griffin","employer_name":"New Hope Speciliazed Industries, Inc","title":"GRIFFIN VS. NEW HOPE SPECILIAZED INDUSTRIES, INC AWCC# H302895 March 21, 2025","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:8","granted:2"],"injury_keywords":[],"pdf_url":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/GRIFFIN_JANIE_H302895_20250321.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"GRIFFIN_JANIE_H302895_20250321.pdf","text_length":2692,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION \nCLAIM NO. H302895 \nJANIE GRIFFIN, EMPLOYEE        CLAIMANT \n \nNEW HOPE SPECILIAZED INDUSTRIES, INC,  \nEMPLOYER             RESPONDENT  \n \nTECHNOLOGY INSURANCE CO.,  \nCARRIER/TPA            RESPONDENT   \n         \nOPINION FILED MARCH 21, 2025 \nHearing before Administrative Law Judge James D. Kennedy in Little Rock, \nArkansas, on March 11, 2025. \nClaimant is Pro Se and did not appear. \nRespondents are represented by William C. Frye, of Little Rock, Arkansas. \n \nSTATEMENT OF THE CASE \n A hearing was held in the above styled matter on March 11, 2025, in Little Rock, \nArkansas, on  respondent’s  Motion  to  Dismiss  for  failure  to  prosecute  pursuant  to \nArkansas Code Ann. 11-9-702 and Rule 099.13 of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation \nAct.  The claimant contended that she sustained a work-related injury when she tripped \nand fell on February 14, 2022, injuring her right arm and left leg.  A First Report of Injury \nand an AR -2 was filed on May 4, 2023.  At one point, it appeared that the claimant had \nreached a settlement agreement with the respondent, but this agreement ultimately failed.  \nThe  claimant  was  originally  represented  by  Laura  Beth  York,  who  was  allowed  to \nwithdraw by an Order of The Full Commission dated November 13, 2025.  The claimant \nhas made no bona fide request for a hearing has been made within six (6) months of the \nfiling  of  the  claim.  A Motion  to  Dismiss for  failure  to prosecute  was  filed  on or  about \nJanuary 16th, 2025, and the claimant failed to respond to the motion.   \n\nJanie Griffin – H302895 \nA hearing  was  set  for March  11, 2025, in  regard to  the Motion  to Dismiss.  The \nclaimant failed to appear at the hearing after proper notice to her last known address.  At \nthe time of the hearing, William C. Frye appeared on behalf of the respondents and asked \nthat 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 statements 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 without 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  without  prejudice pursuant  to \nArkansas Code Ann. 11-9-702 and Rule 099.13 of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation \nAct 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. H302895 JANIE GRIFFIN, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT NEW HOPE SPECILIAZED INDUSTRIES, INC, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE CO., CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT OPINION FILED MARCH 21, 2025 Hearing before Administrative Law Judge James D. Kennedy in Little Rock, Arkansa...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:42:53.841Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H302895-2025-03-21","pdf":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/GRIFFIN_JANIE_H302895_20250321.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}