Romero v. Louisiana Commerce & Trade Ass'n

|,The plaintiff clearly rebutted that intoxication caused the accident. Dr. Heinen testified that the amount of marijuana found in Mr. Romero’s system would suggest smoking approximately one week before the accident. Further, the workers’ compensation judge commented that she found it difficult to believe or accept that the plaintiff could still be intoxicated a week after smoking marijuana. While she did say that the plaintiffs “poor judgment” was caused by intoxication, the record does not show that. We must give deference, of course, to the findings of the trial judge. But, the trial…