Legal Opinion
Melanson v. Town of West Hartford
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 13, 2001No. AC 20399PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
A central feature of our statutory law of workers’ compensation; General Statutes § 31-275 et *685seq.; is the principle of the exclusivity of workers’ compensation benefits. Pursuant to General Statutes (Rev. to 1995) § 31-284,1 an employee who is covered by workers’ compensation is barred from bringing a personal injury action against his or her employer. Further, pursuant to General Statutes § 31-293a,2 a covered employee may not bring such an action against a fellow employee unless that employee’s wrongful conduct was “wilful or malicious.”3 The dispositive issue in this case…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mingachos v. CBS, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Nolan v. BorkowskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Dubay v. IrishSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Jett v. DunlapSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Suarez v. Dickmont Plastics Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Advanced Financial Services, Inc. v. Associated Appraisal Services, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- Sullivan v. Lake Compounce Theme Park, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- Barasso v. Rear Still Hill Road, LLCConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- Sorban v. Sterling Engineering Corp.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- Lucenti v. LavieroSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2018
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