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SCHUMANN v. DIANON SYSTEMS, INC.

No. 18655.

43 A.3d 111 (2012)

304 Conn. 585

G. Berry SCHUMANN v. DIANON SYSTEMS, INC.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided May 1, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory A. Castanias , pro hac vice, with whom were Leon F. DeJulius, Jr. , pro hac vice, Daniel A. Schwartz , Hartford, and, on the brief, Cara Ceraso , Bridgeport, for the appellant (defendant).

Stephen J. Fitzgerald , with whom were Joseph D. Garrison , New Haven, and, on the brief, Alinor C. Sterling , Bridgeport, for the appellee (plaintiff).

Gregg D. Adler , Nicole M. Rothgeb , Hartford, and Marc P. Mercier , Manchester, filed a brief for the Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association as amicus curiae.

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

NORCOTT, J.

In Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410, 421, 126 S.Ct. 1951, 164 L.Ed.2d 689 (2006), the United States Supreme Court concluded "that when public employees make statements pursuant to their official duties, the employees are not speaking as citizens for [f]irst [a]mendment1 purposes, and the [c]onstitution does not insulate their communications from employer discipline." The principal issue...

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