DiCARLO v. SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

No. SJC-11854.

473 Mass. 624 (2016)

ROBERT M. DiCARLO, vs. SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., & others; PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS OF CONNECTICUT, INC., third-party defendant. BERNARD J. MARTIN & another vs. ANGELINI PLASTERING, INC., & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

February 12, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wystan M. Ackerman for Twin City Fire Insurance Company & another.

Charlotte E. Glinka for Bernard Martin & another.

Thomas R. Murphy for Robert M. DiCarlo.

Paul M. Kessimian & David J. Pellegrino , for American Insurance Association, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Annette Gonthier Kiely , Michael C. Najjar , & J. Michael Conley , for Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: Gants, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Duffly, & Lenk, JJ.


Under Massachusetts law, employees who receive workers' compensation benefits may not sue their employers for claims arising from work-related injuries. See G. L. c. 152, § 24.4 Employees may, however, file claims against third parties for damages arising from those injuries. See G. L. c. 152, §§...

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