Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. VanWagner
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
Lavenski R. Smith, Justice.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. The single issue is whether the Commission’s decision that appellee, Brenda VanWagner, suffered a compensable injury is supported by substantial evidence. The case requires an interpretation of our workers’ compensation statute provisions specifying that a compensable injury be established by objective medical evidence. In particular, it concerns Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-102 (Supp. 1997), including subsections (5)(A)(i), (5)(D), and (5)(E) made a part of the code by Act 796 of 1993. The case is…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Gansky v. Hi-Tech EngineeringSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
- Deffenbaugh Industries & Travelers Insurance v. AngusSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
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- Burlington Industries v. PickettSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
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- Liaromatis v. Baxter County Regional HospitalCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2006
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