Cordero v. Univ. of Conn. Health Ctr.
Annotate this CasePlaintiff was injured at the University of Connecticut Health Center during the course of her employment as a driver for Hartford Elderly Services. Plaintiff received workers' compensation benefits from Hartford Elderly, and the State provided Plaintiff with financial assistance for medical treatment. Plaintiff subsequently filed an action for negligence against the State and the Health Center. The trial court rendered judgment for Plaintiff on the complaint and in part for the State on its counterclaim seeking a setoff. The State appealed, claiming that the court improperly concluded that, under Conn. Gen. Stat. 17b-94(a), the State's recovery on its claim for a setoff of the entire amount of general assistance benefits it paid to Plaintiff was limited to fifty percent of specified proceeds of the action. The Supreme Court reversed with respect to the award of damages, holding that trial court improperly applied section 17b-94(a) to limit the State's recovery on its setoff.
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