GIROLAMETTI v. MICHAEL HORTON ASSOCIATES

(SC 20032), (SC 20033), (SC 20036), (SC 20034), (SC 20035).

208 A.3d 1223 (2019)

332 Conn. 67

John GIROLAMETTI, Jr., et al. v. MICHAEL HORTON ASSOCIATES, INC. John Girolametti, Jr., et al. v. VP Buildings, Inc., et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released June 25, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian J. Donnell , Hartford, with whom was Michael G. Caldwell , New Haven, for the appellants (plaintiffs in both cases).

Anita C. Di Gioia , for the appellee in Docket No. SC 20032 (defendant Domenic Quaraglia Engineering, Inc.).

Kevin M. Godbout , with whom, on the brief, was Alison H. Weinstein , New Haven, for the appellee in Docket No. SC 20033 (defendant Michael Horton Associates, Inc.).

Sean R. Caruthers , with whom, on the brief, was Mark A. Milano , Branford, for the appellee in Docket No. SC 20034 (defendant Pat Munger Construction Company, Inc.).

Curtis L. Brown , pro hac vice, with whom were Damian K. Gunningsmith and, on the brief, David S. Hardy , New Haven, for the appellee in Docket No. SC 20035 (defendant BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc., et al.).

Deborah Etlinger , Hartford, with whom, on the brief, was Erih E. Canalia , for the appellee in Docket No. SC 20036 (defendant Lindade Construction, Inc.).

Louis R. Pepe and Douglas M. Poulin , Hartford, filed a brief for Associated General Contractors of Connecticut as amicus curiae in Docket No. SC 20036.

Robinson, C.J., and Palmer, McDonald, D'Auria and Ecker, Js.


This certified appeal poses the question of whether and under what circumstances arbitration of a construction dispute between a property owner and a general contractor is res judicata as to the claims of subcontractors1 that did not participate in the arbitration. We agree with the Appellate Court that,...

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