Legal Opinion
Gerrity v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 15, 2003No. SC 16545PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
The sole issue in this case, which comes to us upon acceptance of a certified question from the *122United States District Court for the District of Connecticut,1 is whether a plaintiff, who seeks damages under the Connecticut Product Liability Act, General Statutes § 52-572m et seq., for injuries caused by an allegedly defective product, may also assert a claim under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA), General Statutes § 42-110a et seq., for damages alleged to have been caused by the product seller’s deceptive scheme to misrepresent and conceal the product…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. CourchesneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Daily v. New Britain Machine Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Lynn v. Haybuster Manufacturing, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Ramos v. Town of VernonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Winslow v. Lewis-Shepard, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
3Cited by37 opinions
- Yanise Germain v. Teva Pharmaceuticals, USA, IncCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
- Considine v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- In Re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2005
- Soto v. Bushmaster Firearms International, LLCSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2019
- Hurley v. Heart Physicians, P.C.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
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