Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Injured Police Officer's Disability Discrimination Claim

The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured police officer’s claims of disability discrimination. Case: Cooling v. City of Torrington, No. AC 45395, 09/12/2023, published. Facts: Jason Cooling worked as an officer with the Torrington Police Department. Prior to joining the department, Cooling had been deployed to combat duty in Iraq. He was deployed to Afghanistan while working for the department in 2011. Cooling suffered significant injuries as a result of his multiple deployments, including a traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxi...