Legal Opinion
Otero v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BRIDGEPORT
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 16, 2004No. 24023, 24776PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
General Statutes § 31-290a permits an employee to file a civil action to recover damages from an employer for wrongful discharge if the discharge resulted from the employee’s filing of a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. In this case, a jury found that the employee had failed to prove a claim of wrongful discharge and therefore returned a verdict in favor of the employer. The principal issue in this appeal by the employee is whether the trial court, in its charge to the jury and in its admission of certain evidence, impaired the plaintiffs ability to present her…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- California v. TybergSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Ford v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Connecticut, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- Pickering v. THERESA RANKIN-CARLEConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- Green v. HNS MANAGEMENT CO., INC.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- Eagen v. Commission on Human Rights & OpportunitiesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2012
- McMahon v. McMahonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2008