Justices: New Injury Was Straw that Broke Plaintiff's Back

A claimant can receive additional benefits if an 11-year-old injury is the substantial reason that her latest injury precluded her from returning to her usual work, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled. In Pizzuto v. Commissioner of Mental Retardation, SC 17840, 07/24/2007, the state Supreme Court ruled that the Legislature did not intend the provision allowing for additional benefits if the claimant suffers earning loss to be barred from retroactive application. "It would be inconsistent with the equitable intent of this provision and our liberal rules of construction to deny the plain...