{"id":"full_commission-H404010-2025-11-07","awcc_number":"H404010","decision_date":"2025-11-07","opinion_type":"full_commission","claimant_name":"Ricky Cooper","employer_name":"Atlas Asphalt, Inc","title":"COOPER VS. ATLAS ASPHALT, INC. AWCC# H404010 November 07, 2025","outcome":"denied","outcome_keywords":["denied:1"],"injury_keywords":[],"pdf_url":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Cooper_Ricky_H404010_20251107.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/full-commission-opinions/","filename":"Cooper_Ricky_H404010_20251107.pdf","text_length":1550,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \n \nCLAIM NO.  H404010 \n \nRICKY W. COOPER, \nEMPLOYEE \n \nCLAIMANT \nATLAS ASPHALT, INC.,  \nEMPLOYER \n \nRESPONDENT \nBITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORP., \nINSURANCE CARRIER/TPA \nRESPONDENT \n  \n      \nOPINION FILED NOVEMBER 7, 2025 \n \nUpon review before the FULL COMMISSION in Little Rock, Pulaski County, \nArkansas. \n \nClaimant represented by the HONORABLE GARY DAVIS, Attorney at Law, \nLittle Rock, Arkansas. \n \nRespondents represented by the HONORABLE MICHAEL E. RYBURN, \nAttorney at Law, Little Rock, Arkansas. \n \n \n ORDER \n The claimant moves to file a belated brief.  The Full Commission \ngrants the motion.   \n An administrative law judge filed an opinion on July 22, 2025.  The \nadministrative law judge found that the claimant failed to prove an \nemployment relationship existed on the date of an alleged compensable \ninjury resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  The claimant filed a timely \nnotice of appeal to the Full Commission, and the Clerk of the Commission \nestablished a briefing schedule.   \n\nCOOPER - H404010  2\n  \n \n \n The claimant now moves to file a belated brief and states that \ncounsel for the respondents does not object.  Therefore, we direct the Clerk \nof the Commission to establish a final briefing schedule.   \n IT IS SO ORDERED.     \n \n    ___________________________________ \n    SCOTTY DALE DOUTHIT, Chairman \n \n    ___________________________________ \n    M. SCOTT WILLHITE, Commissioner \n \n    ___________________________________ \n    MICHAEL R. MAYTON, Commissioner","preview":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION CLAIM NO. H404010 RICKY W. COOPER, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT ATLAS ASPHALT, INC., EMPLOYER RESPONDENT BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORP., INSURANCE CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT OPINION FILED NOVEMBER 7, 2025","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:29:43.942Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/full_commission-H404010-2025-11-07","pdf":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Cooper_Ricky_H404010_20251107.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/full-commission-opinions/"}}