FRANKLIN v. SUPERIOR CASTING

No. 18501.

24 A.3d 1233 (2011)

302 Conn. 219

Willie FRANKLIN v. SUPERIOR CASTING et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided August 30, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Robins , pro hac vice, with whom was Joseph J. Passaretti, Jr. , Glastonbury, for the appellant (defendant Guaranty Fund Management Services).

Robert F. Carter , Woodbridge, for the appellees (substitute plaintiffs).

Lawrence G. Widem , assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, were Richard Blumenthal , former attorney general, and Philip M. Schulz , assistant attorney general, for the appellee (defendant second injury fund).

James D. Moran, Jr. , with whom was Maribeth M. McGloin , Fairfield, for the appellees (named defendant et al.).

ROGERS, C.J., and NORCOTT, PALMER, ZARELLA, McLACHLAN, EVELEIGH and HARPER, Js.


HARPER, J.

Under the Workers' Compensation Act, General Statutes § 31-275 et seq., the last insurer on a risk for which other insurers also bear some liability is deemed initially liable for payment to the injured employee, with the right to recover proportional reimbursement from the other insurers. See General Statutes § 31-299b.1 The sole issue in this appeal is whether § 31-299b applies to the Connecticut Insurance Guarantee...

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