McKinney v. University of Mississippi Medical Center

MAXWELL, J,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Patricia McKinney appeals the dismissal of her workers’ compensation claim as time-barred under the two-year statute of limitations. She argues that while her claim was filed two years and thirteen days after her alleged injury, her employer’s Form B-52 Notice of Controversion tolled the limitations period, saving her claim. But a Form B-52 Notice of Contr-oversion filed by an employer or carrier does not constitute an application for benefits and does not toll the statute of limitations. Thus, we find her compensation claim is time-barred. And because she failed…