Orlando Waste Paper Co. v. Meadows

I agree with the majority’s disposition of the issue concerning admission of the results of the blood alcohol test. Having said that, however, I strongly disagree with the majority’s conclusion that the deputy commissioner erred in finding that the death of Bobby Meadows was not caused primarily by his intoxication. Competent, substantial evidence supports the deputy commissioner’s conclusion on this issue, and should mandate our affirmance of his order.

It is important to keep in mind the appropriate standard for our appellate review of a case such as this. It is a truism in workers’…