Legal Opinion
Sorrentino v. All Seasons Services, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 4, 1998No. SC 15884PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
Under the Workers’ Compensation Act (act), General Statutes § 31-275 et seq., an employee may bring a civil action to recover damages for a retaliatory discharge by his or her employer. General Statutes § 31-290a.1 In this appeal, the principal issues are the propriety of the trial court’s jury instructions concerning the elements of a claim of retaliatory discharge and the justification for its ruling limiting its award of attorney’s fees to an amount less than the employee’s obligation under his fee agreement with his attorneys. We affirm the judgment of the trial court…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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3Cited by34 opinions
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