Castro v. Viera

This appeal concerns the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Act. General Statutes § 31-275 et seq. The plaintiffs are Marie Castro and her minor children. The defendants are Joaquim and Mary Viera. The workers’ compensation commissioner (commissioner) for the first district dismissed the plaintiffs’ claim for benefits after he denied the plaintiffs’ motion to preclude1 the defendants from *422“contesting liability” because the defendants failed to file a “Notice of Intent to Contest Liability” pursuant to General Statutes § 31-297 (b) 2 within twenty days after receiving notice of their claim for…