Legal Opinion
Laliberte v. United Security, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 30, 2002No. SC 16631PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VERTEFEUILLE, J.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether workers’ compensation benefits for temporary total disability1 may be discontinued when the recipient *183is incarcerated.* 2 We conclude that the plaintiffs imprisonment does not permit the defendant second injury fund (defendant),3 to discontinue his total disability benefits during the period of incarceration. Accordingly, we uphold the decision of the compensation review board (board)4 affirming the decision of the workers’ compensation commissioner for the fifth district (commissioner) ordering the payment of total inca*184pacity…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Dowling v. SlotnikSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Caulkins v. PetrilloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Davis v. City of NorwichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Durniak v. August Winter & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Discuillo v. Stone & WebsterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Spears v. GarciaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Rayhall v. Akim Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. George J.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- Dinan v. MarchandSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- Hasselt v. Lufthansa German AirlinesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
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