ESCOBAR-SANTANA v. STATE

(SC 20772).

298 A.3d 1222 (2023)

347 Conn. 601

Emmett ESCOBAR-SANTANA et al., v. STATE of Connecticut.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially Released August 22, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael G. Rigg , Hartford, for the appellant (defendant).

Alinor C. Sterling , with whom were Kathleen Nastri and, on the brief, Sarah Steinfeld , Bridgeport, for the appellees (plaintiffs).

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


General Statutes § 4-160 (f)1 waives the state's sovereign immunity with respect to qualified medical malpractice actions and allows such actions to proceed against the state without the need for prior authorization from the Claims Commissioner. The statute also expressly provides that "[a]ny such action...

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