Legal Opinion
Pietraroia v. Northeast Utilities
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 8, 2000No. SC 16278PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOpinion Borden, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the workers’ compensation commissioner (commissioner) abused his discretion in dismissing with prejudice the claim of the plaintiff, Angelo Pietraroia, a resident of Australia, because he failed to appear for the formal hearing before the commissioner in Connecticut. The plaintiff appeals from the decision of the compensation review board (board)1 affirming the decision of the commissioner dismissing the plaintiffs claim. The plaintiff contends that: (1) the commissioner had no power to dismiss the claim without adjudicating the case on the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Société Nationale Industrielle Aérospatiale v. United States District Court for the Southern District of IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Gateway Co. v. DiNoiaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Ardoline v. KeeganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Timm v. TimmSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- DiPalma v. WiesenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Amended September 30, 2015 Iowa Insurance Institute, Iowa Defense Counsel Association, Iowa Self-insurers' Association, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, and Iowa Association of Business and Industry v. Core Group of the Iowa Association for Justice Christopher J. Godfrey, Workers' Compensation Commissioner, Division of...Supreme Court of Iowa · 2015
- Millbrook Owners Ass'n v. Hamilton StandardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Stearns & Wheeler, LLC v. Kowalsky Bros., Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Bailey v. StateConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- Walter v. StateConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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