Legal Opinion
Pacific Ins. Co., Ltd. v. Champion Steel, LLC
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 27, 2016No. SC19402, SC19403PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtZarella, J.
The dispositive issue in the present appeals is whether a workers' compensation insurer can maintain an equitable subrogation claim against third-party tortfeasors to recover benefits it has paid, on behalf of an insured employer, to an injured employee. We conclude that it can.
The facts and procedural history giving rise to this appeal can be succinctly stated. On May 17, 2011, James Doughty, an employee of Stanford Dulaire, doing business as Connecticut Reliable Welding, LLC (Reliable), was working at a construction site when the retractable lifeline he was wearing failed, causing him to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Dodd v. Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. New York & New Haven RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1856
- Perille v. Raybestos-Manhattan-Europe, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Chadha v. Charlotte Hungerford HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Dilullo v. JosephSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
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