Court Rejects Worker's Constitutional Challenge to Denial of PTD Claim

The Arkansas Court of Appeals rejected a worker’s challenge to the denial of her request for permanent total disability benefits. Case: Sowell v. Evergreen Packaging LLC, No. CV-23-498, 09/10/2025, published. Facts: Lisa Sowell was a service operator for Evergreen Packaging LLC. On May 31, 2018, she fell down stairs while returning to her office and was knocked unconscious. Sowell was taken to the emergency room, where she was diagnosed with multiple contusions and a lumbar strain. A magnetic resonance imaging scan showed disc protrusions at L3-L4 and L4-L5. Dr. Tim Wilkins diagnosed...