Connecticut Top Court Won’t Review Certain Injury Asbestos Workers’ Comp Case

Mealey's (January 17, 2024, 1:34 PM EST) -- HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Supreme Court on Jan. 16 denied a petition for review in a case allowing a worker’s asbestos tort claims, turning away the argument that expanding the substantial-certainty doctrine in workers’ compensation cases to allow asbestos exposure cases could flood the state’s courts with tort actions currently handled through the dedicated asbestos workers’ compensation docket....