Valenzuela v. St. Paul Insurance Co.

OPINION

STONE, Justice.

This appeal arises from a workers’ compensation suit brought by Eduardo Valenzuela. The jury found that Valenzuela sustained a limited duration of partial incapacity, and that he unjustifiably refused employment for a certain period of time. The trial court entered judgment on the verdict. Valenzuela sought a new trial alleging, in part, that reversible error was committed when the district court judge who presided over the prospective jurors in the central jury room made prejudicial comments regarding law suit abuse and criminal activity. 1 We affirm the trial court’s…