Conn. Briefs Explore Intentional Injury Standard, Scope Of Asbestos Bankruptcy

Mealey's (October 17, 2022, 9:31 AM EDT) -- HARTFORD, Conn. — Asbestos regulatory violations are not evidence of the type of egregious employer misconduct required for an intentional injury exception to the workers’ compensation exclusivity statute, one defendant tells a Connecticut appeals court, while a second argues that its unique asbestos bankruptcy plan permitted corporate dissolution and urges the court to reject the plaintiff’s “zombie movie plot.”...