Carrier May Owe Coverage for Worker's Psyche Injury From Armed Robbery

The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that an insurance policy’s coverage exceptions did not get the carrier off the hook for potential liability to a business owner who owes $835,700 to a former employee for her psychological distress after she was robbed at work. Case: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. v. Pasiak, No. SC 19618, 12/19/2017, published. Facts: Sara Socci had worked for Jeffrey Pasiak, the owner of Pasiak Construction Services, in an office on the second floor of Pasiak's residence in Stamford. On May 9, 2006, while she was working alone, a masked intruder entered the off...