Davis v. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

In reversing the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s decision that denied the claim for additional benefits asserted by Randy Davis, the majority has blatantly read Ark. Code Ann. § 11 — 9— 102 (5) (F) (iii) out of our workers’ compensation law. The statute reads as follows:

Under this subdivision (5)(F), benefits shall not be payable for a condition which results from a nonwork-related independent intervening cause following a compensable injury which causes or prolongs disability or a need for treatment. A nonwork-related independent intervening cause does not require negligence or…