Court Revives Worker's Suit Against Employer to Allow Addition of Retaliation Claim

The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that a hospital worker embroiled in a long-running dispute with her employer over alleged delays in treatment for her compensable injuries was wrongly denied an opportunity to amend her complaint before a trial judge dismissed it. Case: Desmond v. Yale-New Haven Hospital, No. AC 39157, 04/17/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Sandhya Desmond worked for the Yale-New Haven Hospital. She allegedly fell while at work in December 2004 and was diagnosed with bilateral, acute post-traumatic carpal tunnel injuries. Her employer accepted her cla...