In American Interstate Ins. Co. v. Hinson, No 09-04-369 CV, 2005 WL 1903757 (Tex. App. – Beaumont), a Texas appeals court affirmed a jury's ruling that a worker was not intoxicated at the time of his injury.

William Hinson fell from a steel structure while employed by Constructors and Erectors. Hinson was a regular marijuana user and admitted to using on the weekend before his accident.