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Court: Supervisor May Be Liable for Negligent Exposure of Subordinate to Discrimination Lawsuit; Do We Have a New Cause of Action?

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation

You’ve heard of the negligent hiring case. Should we now get ready for "negligent exposure" cases? A Connecticut Superior Court recently allowed a claim of negligence to proceed by a subordinate against a supervisor, on the grounds that the supervisor drew the subordinate into a dispute with another employee, exposing the subordinate to the costs of… Continue Reading

Appellate Court: Trial Court Was Wrong To Deny Summary Judgment Without Oral Argument on Res Judicata Issue

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation

There is an unspoken truth about the Superior Courts in Connecticut: Summary judgment for employers in employment-related claims is typically a long shot. Of course, there are exceptions to the rule. A case to be released by the Connecticut Appellate Court next week shows the difficulty but also shows that at least with regard to… Continue Reading