Legal Opinion
Schroeder v. Triangulum Associates
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 5, 2002No. SC 16283; SC 16284PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VERTEFEUILLE, J.
The dispositive issue in this consolidated appeal is whether the trial court improperly refused to set aside the jury’s verdict, which awarded an injured employee substantially all of the economic damages that he sought, but zero noneconomic damages. We conclude that the verdict was inadequate as a matter of law, and, accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and order a new trial. We also will address two additional issues that are likely to arise again in the new trial, namely, whether social security disability benefits are a collateral source under…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Birgel v. HeintzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- State v. MetzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Fleming v. GarnettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Krattenstein v. G. Fox & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- Grayson v. Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & KurianskySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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