CNA Insurance v. Colman

This case presents the issue of whether the Connecticut workers’ compensation statute bars an employee from seeking recovery from the underinsurance benefits available under his employer’s personal automobile liability policy. Because we hold that the exclusive remedy provisions of the workers’ compensation statute, General Statutes § 31-284,1 do not prohibit an employee from obtaining benefits pursuant to the underinsurance coverage of his employer’s personal automobile policy, we reverse the decision of the trial court granting the plaintiff’s application to vacate an arbitration award.

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