Supreme Court Rejects Intoxication Defense

A unanimous Kentucky Supreme Court rejected an employer’s voluntary intoxication defense to a claim by a worker who tested positive for cocaine following his fall from a ladder. Case: R&T Acoustics v. Aguirre, No. 2019-SC-000214-WC, 04/30/2020, unpublished. Facts: Bernabe Aguirre began working for National Drywall LLC in 2013. Shortly thereafter, R&T Acoustics hired National as a subcontractor for the construction of several stores in Louisville. In December 2014, National instructed Aguirre to go to the roof of a store in order to open some holes near the store sign. Aguirre...