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MICHAEL MCCANN v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ET AL. (SC 18102)
Rogers, C. J., and Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Schaller, Js. Argued April 14--officially released August 5, 2008

Thadd A. Gnocchi, assistant attorney general, with

whom were William J. McCullough, assistant attorney general, and, on the brief, Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, for the appellants (defendants). Michael S. Hillis, with whom, on the brief, was Jennifer Podolak, for the appellee (plaintiff).

Opinion

ROGERS, C. J. The defendants, the department of environmental protection (department) and Gina McCarthy, the commissioner of environmental protection (commissioner), appeal1 from the judgment of the trial court vacating an arbitration award in their favor. After the department terminated the plaintiff, Michael McCann, from his employment as an emergency response coordinator, the plaintiff filed a grievance and ultimately submitted the matter to arbitration pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. The arbitrator rendered an award in favor of the defendants, concluding that the plaintiff's termination had been for just cause and did not violate the collective bargaining agreement or state law. The plaintiff then filed an application to vacate the award pursuant to General Statutes

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