Widow’s Bystander Emotional Distress Action Barred by Exclusivity
The Supreme Court of Connecticut has released a decision holding that a widow’s bystander emotional distress action filed against her deceased husband’s employer is barred by the exclusive remedy provisions of the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Act [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31–284(a); see Velecela v. All Habitat Servs., LLC, 2016 Conn. LEXIS 233 (to be published 8/9/2016)]. The widow discovered her husband’s lifeless body after he had been crushed under an all-terrain vehicle that he had been repairing at work. The high court affirmed a trial court’s decision that granted the employer summary judgment.
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