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RODRIGUEZ v. TESTA

No. 18389.

993 A.2d 955 (2010)

296 Conn. 1

Nilsa RODRIGUEZ v. Mark J. TESTA et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided May 4, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andre M. Mura, Washington, DC, pro hac vice, with whom was Lori D. McHugh, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Cesar A. Noble, Hartford, with whom, on the brief, was Yelena Akim, for the appellee (defendant Daimler Chrysler Financial Service America Trust).

ROGERS, C.J., and NORCOTT, KATZ, PALMER, VERTEFEUILLE, ZARELLA and McLACHLAN, Js.

ZARELLA, J.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether 49 U.S.C. § 30106,1 also known as the Graves Amendment,2 preempts state law imposing vicarious liability on the lessor of an uninsured motor vehicle for damages caused by the negligent acts of the lessee or an agent thereof. The plaintiff, Nilsa Rodriguez, claims that the trial court improperly granted the summary judgment motion of the defendant...

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