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Landau, Spear and Hennessy, Js. Argued September 13, 2000--officially released April 3, 2001 Counsel

Matthew Shafner, with whom was Amy M. Stone, for the appellant (plaintiff). John R. Horvack, Jr., with whom, on the brief, was Maureen Danehy Cox, for the appellee (defendant).
Opinion

LANDAU, J. In this negligence action, the plaintiff, Lisa Bishel, appeals from the summary judgment the trial court rendered in favor of the defendant, Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, Inc.1 The essence of the plaintiff's claim on appeal is that the court improperly concluded that there was no genuine issue of material fact that the defendant was immune from civil liability as a matter of law because it had paid the plaintiff workers' compensation benefits pursuant to General Statutes

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