Health Care Worker Fails to Prove Compensable Back Injury

The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of injury to her back. Case: Melius v. Chapel Ridge Nursing Center LLC, No. CV-24-755, 09/03/2025, published. Facts and procedural history: Tina Melius worked for Chapel Ridge Nursing Center LLC. In July 2018, she reported an on-the-job injury to her right buttock and thigh while lifting a patient. Dr. Keith Holder diagnosed Melius with a strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of the right hip. In November 2018, Melius saw Dr. Brian Goodman. He assessed a right gluteal muscle strain and possible piriformis syndrome. Me...