Maghfour v. Waterbury

ROCHDI MAGHFOUR v. CITY OF WATERBURY (SC 20502) Robinson, C. J., and McDonald, D’Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, an employee of the defendant city, sought to resolve a dispute concerning a lien the city placed on certain settlement proceeds that he had received as a result of a motor vehicle accident that occurred in 2016. At all relevant times, the city was self-insured and paid for the medical care that the plaintiff received in connection with the accident. In July, 2017, the legislature passed an amendment (P.A. 17-165, § 1) to a statute (§ 7-464)…