SCHOLZ v. EPSTEIN

(AC 42419).

232 A.3d 1155 (2020)

198 Conn.App. 197

Stephen W. SCHOLZ v. Juda J. EPSTEIN.

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released June 16, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan J. Klein , Bridgeport, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Daniel J. Krisch , Hartford, with whom, on the brief, were Joshua M. Auxier and Stephen P. Fogerty , Westport, for the appellee (defendant).

Alvord, Elgo and Eveleigh, Js.


This appeal concerns an issue of first impression in Connecticut: whether an attorney is protected by absolute immunity under the litigation privilege from a claim of statutory theft1 arising from the attorney's conduct during prior judicial proceedings. The plaintiff, Stephen W. Scholz, appeals from the...

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