Legal Opinion
Deschenes v. Transco, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 12, 2008No. 17852, 17853PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether the workers’ compensation benefits payable to a claimant with a 25 percent permanent partial disability in each lung, caused in part by work-related asbestos exposure, should be apportioned 1 or reduced by the amount of that disability attributable to a concurrently developing nonoccupational disease, specifically cigarette smoking related emphysema. The defendants, Reed and Greenwood Insulation Company (Reed), and AC & S, Inc. (AC & S), 2 appeal 3 from the decision of the compensation review board (board) affirming the decision of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Rutledge v. Tultex Corp./Kings YarnSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
- Morrison v. Burlington IndustriesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
- Hatt v. Burlington Coat FactorySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Gartrell v. Department of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Provencher v. Town of EnfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Jones v. Connecticut Children's Medical Center Faculty Practice PlanConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
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