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Ware v. State

Citations

  • 983 A.2d 853
  • 118 Conn. App. 65
  • 2009 Conn. App. LEXIS 501
  • 107 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1498

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that waiver of state’s sovereign immunity under Fair Employment Practices Act does not extend to punitive damages because different policy considerations apply to state than to private actors
  • reversing trial court’s judgment denying defendant’s motion to dismiss portions of counts contained in plaintiffs complaint on basis of sovereign immunity
  • reversing trial court’s judgment denying defendant’s motion to dismiss portions of counts contained in plaintiff’s com- plaint on basis of sovereign immunity
  • considering whether plaintiff had exhausted HWE “claim” that was not styled as a separate cause of action but was “in the context of recognized causes of action”
  • declining to address whether § 46a-104 authorizes punitive damages against private party
  • denial of motion to dismiss based on colorable claim of sovereign immunity immediately appealable

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Judges: Lavine, Beach, Dupont

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