Preview:

****************************************************** The ``officially released'' date that appears near the beginning of each opinion is the date the opinion will be published in the Connecticut Law Journal or the date it was released as a slip opinion. The operative date for the beginning of all time periods for filing postopinion motions and petitions for certification is the ``officially released'' date appearing in the opinion. In no event will any such motions be accepted before the ``officially released'' date. All opinions are subject to modification and technical correction prior to official publication in the Connecticut Reports and Connecticut Appellate Reports. In the event of discrepancies between the electronic version of an opinion and the print version appearing in the Connecticut Law Journal and subsequently in the Connecticut Reports or Connecticut Appellate Reports, the latest print version is to be considered authoritative. The syllabus and procedural history accompanying the opinion as it appears on the Commission on Official Legal Publications Electronic Bulletin Board Service and in the Connecticut Law Journal and bound volumes of official reports are copyrighted by the Secretary of the State, State of Connecticut, and may not be reproduced and distributed without the express written permission of the Commission on Official Legal Publications, Judicial Branch, State of Connecticut. ******************************************************

NORMAN PELLETIER ET AL. v. SORDONI/SKANSKA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (SC 17775)
Rogers, C. J., and Norcott, Zarella, Sullivan and Corradino, Js. Argued October 16, 2007--officially released April 22, 2008

Daniel J. Krisch, with whom were Kimberly A. Knox and, on the brief, Jeffrey L. Ment, Joseph B. Burns and Sumy Rhee, legal intern, for the appellant-appellee (defendant). William H. Clendenen, Jr., with whom were Kevin C. Shea, Nancy L. Walker and, on the brief, Kathryn A. O'Brien and Frank B. Velardi, for the appelleesappellants (plaintiffs). Raymond A. Garcia, Jane I. Milas and Antonino M. Leone filed a brief for the Connecticut Building Congress as amicus curiae.

Anthony J. Natale and Richard F. Wareing filed a brief for the Construction Management Association of America, Southern New England Chapter, et al., as amici curiae. Robert F. Carter filed a brief for the Connecticut Council on Occupational Safety and Health as amicus curiae. David N. Rosen filed a brief for the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association as amicus curiae.

Opinion

ZARELLA, J. This appeal arises out of the remand order in Pelletier v. Sordoni/Skanska Construction Co., 264 Conn. 509, 527, 825 A.2d 72 (2003), in which we held that an injured employee of an independent subcontractor may bring an action in negligence against the general contractor if the employee can establish a legal and factual basis for the general contractor's liability. Upon remand, the negligence claims brought by the injured named plaintiff, Norman Pelletier, and his wife, the plaintiff Reine Pelletier,1 against the defendant, Sordoni/Skanska Construction Company (Sordoni), were tried to a jury, which returned a verdict for the plaintiff. After granting the plaintiff's motion for postjudgment interest and attorney's fees pursuant to General Statutes

Download Pelletier v. Sordoni/Skanska Construction Co..pdf

Connecticut Law