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PACIFIC INS. CO. v. CHAMPION STEEL

(SC 19402), (SC 19403).

146 A.3d 975 (2016)

323 Conn. 254

PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED v. CHAMPION STEEL, LLC, et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released September 27, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan M. Freiman , with whom, on the brief, was Jenny R. Chou , for the appellant in Docket No. SC 19402 (named plaintiff).

Jenny R. Chou , with whom, on the brief, was Jonathan M. Freiman , for the appellant in Docket No. SC 19403 (proposed intervenor Connecticut Reliable Welding, LLC).

Sylvia Marisa Ho , with whom were Kelly B. Gaertner , and, on the brief, Kevin C. Hines , Bryan J. Hass and Paul Erickson , for the appellees in Docket Nos. SC 19402 and SC 19403 (defendants).

Rogers, C. J., and Palmer, Zarella, Eveleigh, McDonald, Espinosa and Robinson, Js.

The dispositive issue in the present appeals is whether a workers' compensation insurer can maintain an equitable subrogation claim against third-party tortfeasors to recover benefits it has paid, on behalf of an insured employer, to an injured employee. We conclude that it can.

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