Romero v. Louisiana Commerce & Trade Ass'n

PICKETT, Judge.

_J_¡The plaintiff, Lawrence Romero, appeals the judgment of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) dismissing his claim for workers’ compensation benefits because his employer, Circle A Farms, proved he was intoxicated at the time of his injury and because he failed to rebut the presumption that his intoxication caused his injury.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Romero was injured while in the course and scope of his employment for Circle A Farms as a truck driver. He had arrived at a job site at 3:00 a.m. to pick up a load of sugar cane. Because another truck was in the loading area when…