Legal Opinion

Pearson v. Worksource

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 1, 2012No. 11-1295PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT L. BROWN, Justice.

| ,This is a workers’ compensation case. Appellant John Pearson appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Commission (the “Commission”) reversing the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (the “ALJ”) and denying, with one commissioner dissenting, Pearson’s claim for benefits because he failed to prove that he sustained a compensable injury to his left-great toe.

The Arkansas Court of Appeals first heard this appeal and reversed the Commission’s decision on the ground that Pearson had established a claim for a rapid-repetitive injury. Pearson v. Worksource,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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