{"id":"alj-H406976-2025-12-17","awcc_number":"H406976","decision_date":"2025-12-17","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Samantha Figueroa","employer_name":"Clean Cookin, LLC","title":"FIGUEROA VS. CLEAN COOKIN, LLC AWCC# H406976 December 17, 2025","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:6"],"injury_keywords":["ankle"],"pdf_url":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/FIGUEROA_SAMANTHA_H406976_20251217.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"FIGUEROA_SAMANTHA_H406976_20251217.pdf","text_length":2410,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \n WCC NO. H406976 \n \nSAMANTHA FIGUEROA, Employee CLAIMANT \n \nCLEAN COOKIN, LLC, Employer RESPONDENT \n \nMARKEL SERVICE, INC., Carrier RESPONDENT \n \n \n \n OPINION FILED DECEMBER 17, 2025 \n \nHearing   before   ADMINISTRATIVE   LAW   JUDGE   ERIC   PAUL   WELLS   in Springdale, \nWashington County, Arkansas. \n \nClaimant not represented by counsel and not appearing at hearing. \n \nRespondents represented by RANDY P. MURPHY, 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.  \n On October 24, 2024, the claimant’s previous  attorney, Jarid Kinder, filed an AR-C \nrequesting  various  compensation  benefits,  alleging  injuries  to  her  foot,  ankle,  and  body  as  a \nwhole. On  February 21,  2025, Mr. Kinder filed a Motion to Withdraw and on March 14, 2025, \nthe Full Commission entered an Order allowing him to withdraw as claimant’s counsel. No \nfurther action was taken on this claim.  \nOn August 18, 2025, the respondents filed a Motion to Dismiss requesting that this claim \nbe dismissed for lack of prosecution. A hearing was scheduled for November 18, 2025. Notice of \nthat  hearing  was  sent  to  the  claimant  by  certified  mail,  return  receipt  requested  on October  2, \n2025. United States Postal Department records indicate that claimant received and signed for the \nnotice  on October  16,  2025.  Despite  having  received  notice  of  the  scheduled  hearing,  the \n\nFigueroa – H406976 \n \n-2- \nclaimant  failed  to  appear  at  the  hearing  and  has  failed  to  respond  to  the  motion  in  any  form  or \nmanner. \nPursuant  to  11  CAR  §25-110(d)  (previously  codified  as  Commission  Rule  099.13),  the \nCommission may enter an order dismissing a claim for want of prosecution After a review of the \nrespondents’ Motion to Dismiss, the claimant’s lack of desire to pursue her claim, and her failure \nto appear at the scheduled hearing, as well as all other matters properly before the Commission, I \nfind  that  claimant  has  failed  to  prosecute  this  claim.  Therefore,  this  claim  is  dismissed  without \nprejudice. \n IT IS SO ORDERED. \n \n                                ____________________________                                               \n       HONORABLE ERIC PAUL WELLS \n       ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE","preview":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION WCC NO. H406976 SAMANTHA FIGUEROA, Employee CLAIMANT CLEAN COOKIN, LLC, Employer RESPONDENT MARKEL SERVICE, INC., Carrier RESPONDENT OPINION FILED DECEMBER 17, 2025 Hearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE ERIC PAUL WELLS in Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas. Cl...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:33:49.439Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H406976-2025-12-17","pdf":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/FIGUEROA_SAMANTHA_H406976_20251217.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}