Reichert v. Sheridan

The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 34 Conn. App. 521 (AC 12150), is granted, limited to the following issues:

“1. Whether the Appellate Court properly interpreted General Statutes § 31-293 of the Workers’ Compensation Act in that an employee’s independent cause of action against a third party tortfeasor would be barred if he failed to join an action commenced by his employer thirty days after notice that such action was commenced?

“2. Whether General Statutes § 31-293, if it shortens the statute of limitations, violates article first, §§10 and 20, of…