Worker Not Entitled to Additional Benefits After Date of MMI

A divided Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits after his treating surgeon placed him at maximum medical improvement. Case: Reed v. M.A. Mortenson Cos. No. CV-22-817, 04/17/2024, published. Facts: Leonard Reed worked for M.A. Mortenson Cos. as a truck driver. While he was at work in October 2017, a 4-pound piece of metal struck his right leg. Dr. David Wassell performed surgery to repair a fracture to Reed’s tibia, and he began collecting temporary total disability benefits. In March 2018, Wassell op...