Northeast Utilities v. PITTMAN TRUCKING

This is a choice of laws case. The issue presented is whether an out-of-state employer is entitled to the proceeds of an instate wrongful death action against a third-party tort-feasor.

Daniel C. Bradley, an employee of Northeast Utilities, Inc., a Connecticut corporation, and a covered employee under Connecticut's Workers' Compensation statute, was fatally injured by a Pittman Trucking Company dump truck driven by Jeffrey Pittman. The incident occurred in Alabama.

Following Daniel Bradley's death, his widow, Paula Bradley demanded and accepted worker's compensation benefits from Northeast…