Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. Testa
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 4, 2010No. SC 18389PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ZARELLA, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether 49 U.S.C. § 30106, 1 also known as the Graves Amendment, 2 preempts state law imposing vicarious liability on the lessor of an uninsured motor vehicle for damages caused by the negligent acts of the lessee or an agent thereof. The plaintiff, Nilsa Rodriguez, claims that the trial court improperly granted the summary judgment motion of the defendant Daimler Chrysler Financial Service America Trust (Daimler Chrysler) because the Amendment does not preempt General Statutes § 14-154a 3 under the circumstances of this case. The…
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