Burlington Industries v. Pickett

Lavenski R. Smith, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. It involves a single issue. That issue is whether the Commission’s award of interest on incurred medical expenses paid by a claimant’s health insurance carriers is supported by substantial evidence. The case is before this Court on a grant of petition for review pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 1-2(e)(i).

Appellants, Burlington Industries, and its workers’ compensation insurance carrier, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, contend that the Commission erroneously included interest on medical payments…