MYERS v. YAMATO KOGYO COMPANY, LTD.

No. CV-18-607.

578 S.W.3d 296 (2019)

2019 Ark. App. 306

Mary Katherine MYERS, Widow [of Michael Earl Myers] and Administratrix of the Estate of Michael Earl Myers, Deceased, Appellant v. YAMATO KOGYO COMPANY, LTD.; Sumitomo Corporation, Arkansas Steel Associates; Sumitomo Corporation of Americas d/b/a Sumitomo Corporation of America, SC Steel Investment, Inc.; SC Steel Investment, LLC; Yamato Kogyo (U.S.A.) Corporation; and Yamato Kogyo America, Inc., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, DIVISIONS I & IV.

Opinion Delivered May 29, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Byrd Law Firm, PLLC, by: Paul Byrd Little Rock , and Paul D. Gates ; John Patterson, P.A., Attorney at Law, by: John Patterson ; Brian G. Brooks, Attorney at Law, by: Brian G. Brooks ; and Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky, P.C., by: David L. Kwass , and David Langsam , Pro Hac Vice, for appellant.

Wright Lindsey & Jennings LLP, Little Rock, by: John D. Davis , Scott A. Irby , Baxter D. Drennon , and Michael A. Thompson , for appellees.


Michael Myers was killed at work when a load of molten metal spilled and covered his body. His employer, Arkansas Steel Associates, LLC, did not dispute that Myers's death on 19 February 2014 was work related and is paying death benefits to Michael's widow, Mary Myers. In May 2016, Mary Myers, individually and as an administratrix...

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