Legal Opinion

Bennett v. Tyson Poultry, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided October 19, 2016No. CV-16-391PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRita W. Gruber, Judge

| iThis workers’ compensation case involves several claims filed by Letecia Bennett, a 27-year employee of Tyson Poultry, Inc., after she sustained a May 2012 com-pensable injury in the form of bilateral carpal-tunnel syndrome. Her work history at Tyson included some 16 years deboning chickens; then 5 years on the “tote wash,” where she and a coworker placed tubs in a washing machine and removed them—alternating these, .tasks with one another each hour; and finally, before she underwent a right-wrist surgery for the compen-sable carpal-tunnel syndrome, a job in housekeeping.. In March 2013,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hamilton v. Gregory TruckingCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2005
  2. Malone v. Texarkana Public SchoolsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  3. Jordan v. Home Depot, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2013
  4. Thompson v. Mountain Home Good Samaritin VillageCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2014
  5. Get Rid of It Ark. v. GrahamCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2016

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. White v. Butterball, LLCCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018
  2. Gunter v. Bill's Super Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018
  3. Dorn v. Housing Authority of Pine BluffCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2017
  4. Hansen v. City of Siloam SpringsCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018
  5. Mills v. Aerocare Holdings, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2017

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