Legal Opinion
Bridgeport Hospital v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 31, 1995No. 15059; 15060PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKatz, J.
The issue before the court is whether General Statutes § 46a-86,1 authorizes the award of dam*93ages for emotional distress and attorney’s fees for a violation of General Statutes § 46a-60 (a) (l). 2 We conclude that it does not.
The following facts are undisputed. On October 27, 1986, the complainant, Susan Frederick, pursuant to *94General Statutes § 46a-82,3 filed a complaint with the defendant commission on human rights and opportunities (CHRO) alleging that her former employer, the plaintiff, Bridgeport Hospital, had unlawfully terminated her employment because of her mental condition,…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- F. S. Royster Guano Co. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- National Labor Relations Board v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Serrano v. PriestCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by106 opinions
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- Miner v. Town of CheshireDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2000
- Spears v. GarciaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
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