Legal Opinion
Deschenes v. Transco, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 27, 2007No. 17852, 17853PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether the workers’ compensation benefits payable to a claimant with a 25 percent permanent partial disability in each lung, caused in part by work-related asbestos exposure, should be apportioned 1 or reduced by the amount of that disability attributable to a concurrently developing nonoccupational disease, specifically cigarette smoking related emphysema. The defendants, Reed and Greenwood Insulation Company (Reed), and AC & S, Inc. (AC & S), 2 appeal 3 from the decision of the compensation review board (board) affirming the decision of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Rutledge v. Tultex Corp./Kings YarnSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
- Morrison v. Burlington IndustriesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
- Hatt v. Burlington Coat FactorySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Gartrell v. Department of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Tracy v. Scherwitzky Gutter Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Deschenes v. Transco, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Abbotts v. Pace Motor Lines, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- Muniz v. Allied Community Resources, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- Squeo v. Borough of CarlstadtNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1997