Court Upholds PTD Award for Highway Worker's Mental and Physical Injuries

The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a former highway worker for his physical and mental injuries from being struck by a car. Case: Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department v. Dunlap, No.  CV-17-375, 11/29/2017, published. Facts: Robert Dunlap worked for the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department. He suffered injuries in August 2012 when he was struck by a car while filling potholes along a highway near Lonoke, Arkansas. By the time of the hearing on his workers’ compensation claim, Dunlap was 55 years old. He ...