High Court: Employer's Lawsuit Could be Basis of Retaliation Claim

The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that an employer that had sued a former employee for breaking his promise to dismiss his workers' compensation claim was not shielded by the litigation privilege from the employee's claim that it had retaliated against him, in violation of the Workers' Compensation Act, by pursuing its lawsuit.Case: MacDermid Inc. v. Leonetti, No. 19077, 11/26/2013, published. Facts: Stephen J. Leonetti had been a managerial employee for MacDermid Inc. – a developer and marketer of chemicals for metal plating and printing in Waterbury, Conn. He alleged...