Opinion
04-19-2022
Richard T. O'DONNELL v. AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
John W. Cerreta, Hartford, Thomas D. Goldberg, Stamford, Jay B. Kasner, pro hac vice, and Kurt Wm. Hemr, pro hac vice, in support of the petition. David A. Slossberg, Sara A. Sharp, Milford, and Daniella Quitt, pro hac vice, in opposition.
John W. Cerreta, Hartford, Thomas D. Goldberg, Stamford, Jay B. Kasner, pro hac vice, and Kurt Wm. Hemr, pro hac vice, in support of the petition.
David A. Slossberg, Sara A. Sharp, Milford, and Daniella Quitt, pro hac vice, in opposition.
The defendant's petition for certification to appeal from the Appellate Court, 210 Conn. App. 662, 270 A.3d 751, is granted, limited to the following issues:
"1. Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the plaintiff had satisfied the ‘new pleading’ requirement of Practice Book § 10-44 when the amended complaint added allegations that were ‘apart from’ and ‘independent of’ the specific pleading deficiency identified by the trial court?
"2. If the answer to the first question is ‘yes,’ did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the trial court had erred in striking the plaintiff's claim for failure to plead causation?"
ROBINSON, C. J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition.