Ansonia Police Union FOP Local 913 v. Ansonia

Syllabus

The defendant appealed from the trial court's judgment granting the plain- tiff's application to vacate an arbitration award after finding that the award violated the public policy embodied in Connecticut's whistleblower statute (§ 31-51m) and the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA) (§ 46a-51 et seq.). The defendant claimed that the court improperly con- cluded that the arbitration award violated the public policy embodied in § 31-51m. Held: This court dismissed the appeal as moot, as the defendant failed to challenge an independent ground supporting the trial court's judgment granting the plaintiff's application to vacate the arbitration award, namely, that the arbitration award violated the public policy underlying CFEPA. Argued March 24—officially released May 5, 2026