# Helena/West Helena Schools v. Hislip

> Court of Appeals of Arkansas · August 28, 2002 · 79 Ark. App. 36

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6553613

## Case

- **Full name:** HELENA/WEST HELENA SCHOOLS and Arkansas School Board Association v. Regina HISLIP
- **Court:** Court of Appeals of Arkansas
- **Decided:** August 28, 2002
- **Citations:** 79 Ark. App. 36; 83 S.W.3d 424; 2002 Ark. App. LEXIS 479
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Per Curiam. In Helena/West Helena Schools v. Hislip, 78 Ark. App. 109 , 79 S.W.3d 404 (2002), we delivered an opinion affirming a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission that awarded Regina Hislip additional medical treatment. In addition, we ordered appellant Helena/West Helena Schools and its counsel to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed against them for filing a frivolous appeal. Thereafter, counsel for appellee Hislip filed a motion for attorney’s fees, and counsel for Helena/West Helena schools complied with our directive and filed a timely “response to show cause.”
We award Ms. Hislip’s counsel the maximum attorney’s fee of $1,000.00 pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-715 (b)(1)(2) (Repl. 2002). This fee is to be paid equally by the employer (or carrier) and the injured employee in accordance with Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-715 (b)(1) (Repl. 2002). However, we conclude that appellants’ appeal violated Rule 11(b)(1) of the Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedure — Civil, as being a frivolous appeal. Therefore, as a sanction we direct appellants’ counsel to reimburse Ms. Hislip for her $500.00 portion of the attorney’s fees payable to her counsel.

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