Worker's Failure to Appear at Hearing Justified Denial of Her Motion to Reopen

The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s motion to reopen her claim, filed more than a year after her claim was denied due to her failure to appear at a scheduled hearing before an administrative judge. Case: Wilson v. P.L. Marketing Inc., No. 2025-WC-00158-COA, 01/15/2026, published. Facts and procedural history: Florine Wilson worked for P.L. Marketing Inc. She allegedly injured her back lifting a crate of canned food. After P.L. denied that it was required to provide workers’ compensation coverage for Wilson, she filed a petition to controvert with the...