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SCHROEDER v. TRAIANGULUM ASSOCIATES

(SC 16283), (SC 16284)

259 Conn. 325 (2002)

PAUL SCHROEDER ET AL. v. TRIANGULUM ASSOCIATES ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released February 5, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eliot D. Prescott, assistant attorney general, with whom were Yinxia Long, assistant attorney general, and, on the brief, Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, Carolyn K. Querijero, deputy attorney general, and Gregory T. D'Auria, assistant attorney general, for the appellant (intervening plaintiff second injury fund).

James Wu, for the appellant-appellee (named plaintiff).

Philip O'Connor, with whom were Brian M. Gildea and, on the brief, Patty G. Swan, for the appellees-appellant (named defendant et al. and defendant DeZinno and Associates, Inc.).

Michael Brodinsky, for the appellee (intervening plaintiff Airborne Freight Corporation).

Borden, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, JS.

Opinion

VERTEFEUILLE, J.

The dispositive issue in this consolidated appeal is whether the trial court improperly refused to set aside the jury's verdict, which awarded an injured employee substantially all of the economic damages that he sought, but zero noneconomic damages. We conclude that the verdict was inadequate as a matter of law, and, accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and order a new trial. We also will address two additional...

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