{"id":"full_commission-G903144-2024-01-12","awcc_number":"G903144","decision_date":"2024-01-12","opinion_type":"full_commission","claimant_name":"Preston Allen","employer_name":"Staffmark Investments, LLC","title":"ALLEN VS. STAFFMARK INVESTMENTS, LLC AWCC# G903144 JANUARY 12, 2024","outcome":"affirmed","outcome_keywords":["affirmed:3","dismissed:1","granted:1"],"injury_keywords":["back"],"pdf_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Allen_Preston_G903144_20240112.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/full-commission-opinions/","filename":"Allen_Preston_G903144_20240112.pdf","text_length":2783,"full_text":"NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION \n \nBEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \nCLAIM NO.  G903144\n \n \nPRESTON ALLEN, EMPLOYEE                                           CLAIMANT \n \nSTAFFMARK INVESTMENTS, LLC, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT \n \nACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY,  \nINSURANCE CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT NO.  1 \n \nDEATH & PERMANENT TOTAL \nDISABILITY TRUST FUND RESPONDENT NO.  2 \n         \nOPINION FILED JANUARY 12, 2024 \n \nUpon review before the FULL COMMISSION in Little Rock, Pulaski County, \nArkansas. \n \nClaimant is pro se. \n \nRespondents No. 1 represented by the HONORABLE MELISSA WOOD, Attorney \nat Law, Little Rock, Arkansas. \n \nRespondents No. 2 represented by the HONORABLE CHRISTY L. KING, \nAttorney at Law, Little Rock, Arkansas. \n \nDecision of Administrative Law Judge:  Affirmed and Adopted. \n \nOPINION AND ORDER \n Claimant appeals an opinion and order of the Administrative Law Judge \nfiled March 28, 2023.  In said order, the Administrative Law Judge made the \nfollowing findings of fact and conclusions of law: \n1. The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission has jurisdiction \nover this claim. \n \n\n \nALLEN - G903144  2\n  \n \n \n2. Claimant’s first issue, whether he is entitled to additional medical \ntreatment of his stipulated compensable right arm, right leg, and lower \nback injuries, have been fully, fairly, and completely litigated under a \nprevious claim filed by Claimant.  Therefore, I find that Res \nJudicata/Law of the Case Doctrine, applies to this issue and it will not \nbe further addressed in this opinion since those issues were previously \nresolved. \n \n3.  The Commission further finds that issues 2-6 are barred by the statute \nof limitations.  As a result, all reserved issues are likewise barred by \nthe statute of limitations and will not be addressed in this opinion.  This \ncase is hereby dismissed. \n \n We have carefully conducted a de novo review of the entire record herein \nand it is our opinion that the Administrative Law Judge's March 28, 2023 decision \nis supported by a preponderance of the credible evidence, correctly applies the \nlaw, and should be affirmed.  Specifically, we find from a preponderance of the \nevidence that the findings of fact made by the Administrative Law Judge are \ncorrect and they are, therefore, adopted by the Full Commission.  \n Therefore we affirm and adopt the decision of the Administrative Law \nJudge, including all findings and conclusions therein, as the decision of the Full \nCommission on appeal.  \n \n \n \n \n\n \nALLEN - G903144  3\n  \n \n \n IT IS SO ORDERED. \n    ___________________________________ \n    SCOTTY DALE DOUTHIT, Chairman \n \n    ___________________________________ \n    M. SCOTT WILLHITE, Commissioner \n \n    ___________________________________ \n    MICHAEL R. MAYTON, Commissioner","preview":"NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION CLAIM NO. G903144 PRESTON ALLEN, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT STAFFMARK INVESTMENTS, LLC, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, INSURANCE CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT NO. 1 DEATH & PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY TRUST FUND RESPONDENT NO. 2 OPI...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:29:46.077Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/full_commission-G903144-2024-01-12","pdf":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Allen_Preston_G903144_20240112.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/full-commission-opinions/"}}