Graves v. Hopper

Appellants Luther F. Graves and FirstComp Insurance Company (collectively "Graves") appeal from the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission's (Commission) January 13, 2017 opinion affirming and adopting the administrative law judge's (ALJ) June 7, 2016 opinion in favor of appellee. On appeal, Graves argues that (1) appellee's claim is time-barred by Arkansas Code Annotated section 11-9-702(a) ; and (2) the Commission erred in finding that he is estopped from asserting the statute-of-limitations defense because appellee had actual notice of the existence of a workers' compensation policy. We…