Tenn. Supreme Court Rules Marijuana Not a Factor in Worker's Injury
Southeast News • July 9, 2007
The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a worker whose hand was crushed by machinery at his workplace was not to blame for the accident despite his admitted marijuana use off the job.
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Posted On: July 10, 2007, 9:51 am CDT
Posted By: Ol Man Of The Mountain
Comment:
Okay, ad, let's go at it again. Afer re-reading the news article, this appears to be similar to the "Man Bites Dog" issue.
It appears (not confirmed) that the trial court AND the Supreme Court ruled on the same issue, i.e., the injury was "caused" by the inexperience worker, and the marijuana chemical being in the claimant's urine had NOTHING to do with the injured party's alertness. Apparently he exhibited a condition of being sober as testified by the fellow workers. The discovery of marijuana chemical was a result of the hospital's testings required for any type of surgeries. Now, he still gets WC benefits but still is probably fired for violation of a pre-employee agreement.
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Illegal vs. legal or witness
It appears (not confirmed) that the trial court AND the Supreme Court ruled on the same issue, i.e., the injury was "caused" by the inexperience worker, and the marijuana chemical being in the claimant's urine had NOTHING to do with the injured party's alertness. Apparently he exhibited a condition of being sober as testified by the fellow workers. The discovery of marijuana chemical was a result of the hospital's testings required for any type of surgeries. Now, he still gets WC benefits but still is probably fired for violation of a pre-employee agreement.