Legal Opinion

Fallon v. the Matworks

Connecticut Superior Court

Decided January 2, 2007No. File X01-CV-03-0185487SPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCremins, J.

The present case arises out of a fall in a Rite Aid Pharmacy on July 26, 2001, in East Haven. The named plaintiff, Virginia Fallon, an employee of the pharmacy, claims that she slipped and fell on a defective carpet tile. A product liability action has been commenced by Fallon and her spouse, coplaintiff George Miller, against the named defendant and alleged seller of the tile, The Matworks (Matworks). Thereafter, Fallon’s employer, Rite Aid Corporation (Rite Aid) intervened pursuant to General Statutes § 31-293a to recover workers’ compensation benefits paid to Fallon. (Fallon, Miller and…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
  2. Nolan v. BorkowskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
  3. Daily v. New Britain Machine Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
  4. Santopietro v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  5. Doe v. Yale UniversitySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Deere & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
  2. Bourke v. Man Engines & Components, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2018
  3. White v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2012
  4. White v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2014
  5. White v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2014

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