Transplace Stuttgart, Inc. v. Carter

Brian S. Miller, Judge.

Transplace Stuttgart, Inc. appeals a March 15, 2006, Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission opinion finding Transplace to be the statutory employer of appellee Marty Carter, who sustained compensable injures on September 3, 2004, while employed by appellee C-Claw, Inc. The Commission held that C-Claw was Transplace’s uninsured subcontractor. Transplace was therefore liable for Carter’s workers’ compensation benefits. Transplace claims that the Commission’s opinion was not supported by substantial evidence because Transplace is a transportation broker and not C-Claw’s…