Court Upholds Award to Worker for Unexplained Injury

In an “unusual” case, the Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a health care worker for an ankle injury that inexplicably occurred as she was walking and turning into a patient’s room. Case: White County Medical Center LLC v. Johnson, No. CV-21-480, 05/25/2022, published. Facts: Meghan Johnson worked for White County Medical Center LLC as a mental-health technician. On April 15, 2020, Johnson was walking around the unit checking on her patients when she felt a popping sensation in her right ankle. Johnson claimed she reported the incident to the ch...