{"id":"alj-H503802-2026-03-30","awcc_number":"H503802","decision_date":"2026-03-30","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Justin Lantrip","employer_name":"Highland Pellets, LLC","title":"LANTRIP VS. HIGHLAND PELLETS, LLC AWCC# H503802 March 30, 2026","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:7","granted:2"],"injury_keywords":[],"pdf_url":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/LANTRIP_JUSTIN_H503802_20260330.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"LANTRIP_JUSTIN_H503802_20260330.pdf","text_length":3517,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION \nAWCC FILE No H503802 \n \nJUSTIN E. LANTRIP, EMPLOYEE        CLAIMANT \n \nHIGHLAND PELLETS, LLC, EMPLOYER                       RESPONDENT \n \nGRANITE STATE INS. CO./GALLAGHER BASSETT \nSERVICES, INC., CARRIER/TPA                 RESPONDENT \n  \n \n \nOPINION FILED 30 MARCH 2026 \n \n \nHeard before Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (“the Commission”) \nAdministrative Law Judge JayO. Howe on 12 March 2026 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. \n \nRainwater, Holt & Sexton, P.A., Ms. Laura Beth York, waived appearing. \n \nWorley, Wood & Parrish, P.A., Mr. Jarrod Parrish, appeared for the respondents. \n \nSTATEMENT OF THE CASE \n \n A hearing on the respondents’ Motion to Dismiss was held on this matter in Pine \nBluff, Arkansas, on 12 March 2026. This case relates to an alleged workplace injury \noccurring on 17 June 2025. The record of the hearing consists of the transcript and \nRespondents’ Exhibit No 1, which consisted of one index page and ten subsequent pages of \nfilings and correspondence.  \nClaimant’s counsel filed a Form AR-C relating to this claim on 25 July 2025. That \nform indicated that the claimant was seeking all benefits potentially available in relation to \nhis alleged injury. Counsel for the respondents entered an appearance on the same day. \nOn 11 February 2026, the respondents submitted their request for a dismissal \nwithout prejudice. They noted that the claim had been accepted, that some benefits had \nbeen paid, and that the claimant had not requested a hearing on any issue that was ripe for \n\nJ. LANTRIP- H503802 \n2 \n \nlitigation. The motion specifically cited 11 CAR § 25-110(d) and Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-702 \nas grounds for dismissal. \n Claimant’s counsel submitted a response to the motion on 13 February 2026. [Resp. \nEx. No 1.] The claimant did not object to a dismissal as long as the dismissal would be \nentered without prejudice. He further waived his appearance based on the same. \nFINDINDGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW \n After reviewing the record as a whole, I hereby make the following findings of fact \nand conclusions of law in accordance with Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-704 (Repl. 2012): \n 1. The Commission has jurisdiction over this matter. \n2. The parties were provided with reasonable notice of the Motion to Dismiss \nand the hearing on the motion. \n \n3. The evidence preponderates that the claimant has failed to prosecute his \nclaim under 11 C.A.R. § 25-110(d). \n \n4. The Motion to Dismiss is hereby granted; this claim is dismissed without \nprejudice under 11 C.A.R. § 25-110(d). \n \nDISCUSSION \nThe respondents appeared on 12 March 2026 and presented their motion. As argued \nby the respondents at the hearing, 11 C.A.R. § 25-110(d) provides for a dismissal for failure \nto prosecute an action upon application by either party and reasonable notice. The claimant \ndid not object to his claim being dismissed without prejudice.  \nThe claimant filed his Form AR-C on 25 July 2025. He has not since requested that \nthe Commission take any action on this claim. Having been provided notice of the \nrespondents’ motion, he did not object to a dismissal without prejudice and waived \nappearing at the hearing on that basis. Having reviewed the record evidence, a dismissal \nwithout prejudice is appropriate.  \n \n\nJ. LANTRIP- H503802 \n3 \n \nORDER \n The Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED, and this matter is DISMISSED WITHOUT \nPREJUDICE. \nSO ORDERED. \n________________________________ \n       JAYO. HOWE \n       ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE","preview":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION AWCC FILE No H503802 JUSTIN E. LANTRIP, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT HIGHLAND PELLETS, LLC, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT GRANITE STATE INS. CO./GALLAGHER BASSETT SERVICES, INC., CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT OPINION FILED 30 MARCH 2026 Heard before Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (“t...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:31:22.770Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H503802-2026-03-30","pdf":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/LANTRIP_JUSTIN_H503802_20260330.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}