Corrigan v. General Electric Co.

Lynch J.

This is an action to recover for loss of consortium due to a personal injury allegedly sustained by the plaintiffs husband on October 22, 1980, in the course of his employment by the defendant. Because the alleged injury occurred in 1980, this claim is unaffected by G. L. c. 152, § 24, as appearing in St. 1985, c. 527, § 35, which effectively abolished loss of consortium actions for spouses and children of *479employees covered by workers’ compensation. The single question on appeal is whether the doctrine of issue preclusion, also known as collateral estoppel, bars the plaintiff from…