NAPOLETANO v. CIGNA HEALTHCARE OF CONNECTICUT, INC.

(15282), (15283)

238 Conn. 216 (1996)

ROBERT S. NAPOLETANO ET AL. v. CIGNA HEALTHCARE OF CONNECTICUT, INC. F. BARRETT HOLLIS ET AL. v. CIGNA HEALTHCARE OF CONNECTICUT, INC.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released July 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Sweeney, Jr., with whom, on the brief, was David M. Fisher, for the appellants (plaintiffs in each case).

Theodore J. Tucci, with whom, on the brief, were James A. Wade and Craig A. Raabe, for the appellee (defendant in both cases).

Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, and Richard J. Lynch and Thomas J. Ring, assistant attorneys general, filed a brief for the state commissioner of health care access as amicus curiae.

Lissa J. Paris, Elizabeth J. Stewart and Jeffrey S. Brody filed a brief for the Connecticut Business and Industry Association as amicus curiae.

Michael D. Neubert and Peter T. Fay filed a brief for the Connecticut State Medical Society et al. as amici curiae.

Peters, C. J., and Callahan, Berdon, Katz and Palmer, Js.


KATZ, J.

These cases require us to consider primarily whether an action for misrepresentation and for violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA) pursuant to General Statutes § 42-110b,1 the Connecticut Unfair Insurance Practices Act (CUIPA) pursuant to General Statutes § 38a-8162 and No. 94-235 of the 1994 Public Acts (P.A. 94-235)...

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