Legal Opinion

Serrano v. Westrim, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided December 14, 2011No. CA 11-678PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LARRY D. VAUGHT, Chief Judge.

| Appellant Maria Serrano appeals from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission opinion finding that she did not sustain a compensable carpal-tunnel-syndrome (CTS) injury to her right hand. We reverse and remand for further findings.

Serrano, now fifty-three years old, started her first job outside the home in 2002 when she began working for appellee Wes-trim, Inc. (Westrim), a production and distribution company of paper products for scrapbooking and crafting. Serrano worked in various departments at Wes-trim,1 all of which involved hand-intensive labor. She…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. VanWagnerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  2. Willmon v. Allen Canning Co.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 1992
  3. White v. Air Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 1990
  4. Pharmerica v. SerattCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2008

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Multi-Craft Contractors, Inc. v. YouseySupreme Court of Arkansas · 2018
  2. Parker v. Advanced Portable X-Ray, LLCCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2014
  3. Kimble v. Labor Force, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2013
  4. Multi-Craft Contractors, Inc. v. YouseyCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2017
  5. Multi-Craft Contractors, Inc. v. YouseyCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2017

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