{"id":"alj-H404839-2025-08-13","awcc_number":"H404839","decision_date":"2025-08-13","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Jacob Tippy","employer_name":"Bryce Corporation","title":"TIPPY VS. BRYCE CORPORATION AWCC# H404839 August 13, 2025","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:3"],"injury_keywords":[],"pdf_url":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/TIPPY_JACOB_H404839_20250813.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"TIPPY_JACOB_H404839_20250813.pdf","text_length":2077,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION \nCLAIM NO. H404839 \nJACOB A. TIPPY, EMPLOYEE      CLAIMANT \n \nBRYCE CORPORATION, EMPLOYER     RESPONDENT \n \nAMERISOURCE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, \nINSURANCE CARRIER/TPA      RESPONDENT \n \n \nOPINION FILED AUGUST 13, 2025 \n \nHearing before Administrative Law Judge James D. Kennedy in Little Rock, \nArkansas, on August 5, 2025. \nClaimant is represented by George H. Bailey, Attorney-at-Law, of Little Rock, \nArkansas. \nRespondents are represented by Karen H. McKinney, Attorney-at-Law, of Little \nRock, Arkansas. \n \nSTATEMENT OF THE CASE \n On August 5, 2025, a full hearing was scheduled in the above styled matter in Little \nRock, Arkansas, on claimant’s alleged claims for benefits. Immediately prior to the time \nof the scheduled hearing, the Claimant, along with his attorney, approached the bench \nand presented  to  the Administrative  Law  Judge his  amended  position  that he  now  no \nlonger wished to pursue  his  claims  and  was  requesting that his  claims before  the \nCommission be  dismissed. Prior  to  the  designated  time  of  the  hearing, the  attorney \nrepresenting the Respondents also appeared, and was given the Claimant’s new position \nin regard to the claims that he had made. The hearing was then called to order by the \nAdministrative Law Judge and the claimant’s request for dismissal was entered into the \nrecord.  As would be assumed, no objection to the dismissal was made.   \n\nJacob A. Tippy – H404839 \n2 \n \n After a review of the record as a whole, which includes statements by the Claimant \nand  his  representative,  as  well  as  by  the  attorney  for  the Respondents, there  is  no \nalternative but to find that the Claimant’s claims for benefits should be dismissed without \nprejudice. \nORDER \n Pursuant to the above statement of the case, and the statements by the Claimant \nand his attorney, there is no alternative but to dismiss this matter without prejudice.   \nIT IS SO ORDERED. \n \n \n      ____________________________ \n       JAMES D. KENNEDY \n       ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE","preview":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION CLAIM NO. H404839 JACOB A. TIPPY, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT BRYCE CORPORATION, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT AMERISOURCE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, INSURANCE CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT OPINION FILED AUGUST 13, 2025 Hearing before Administrative Law Judge James D. Kennedy in Little Rock, Ar...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:37:33.209Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H404839-2025-08-13","pdf":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/TIPPY_JACOB_H404839_20250813.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}