DRISCOLL v. GENERAL NUTRITION CORP.

(SC 16090)

252 Conn. 215 (2000)

LINDA DRISCOLL v. GENERAL NUTRITION CORPORATION ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released February 29, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Williams, Jr., for the appellant (plaintiff).

Kevin M. Brill, pro hac vice, with whom was Philip J. O'Connor, for the appellee (named defendant).

Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Peters, Js.


Opinion

PETERS, J.

The sole issue in this appeal, on certification from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199a,1 is whether the exclusivity provision of the Workers' Compensation Act bars an employee from pursuing a tort claim for damages for emotional distress resulting from a physical and sexual assault that occurred during and in the course of her...

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