Case Name: KAREN DIPIETRO ET AL. v. FARMINGTON SPORTS ARENA, LLC
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 2010-12-15
Citations: 299 Conn. 920
Docket Number: SC 18726
Parties: KAREN DIPIETRO ET AL. v. FARMINGTON SPORTS ARENA, LLC
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 299
Pages: 920–921

Head Matter:
KAREN DIPIETRO ET AL. v. FARMINGTON SPORTS ARENA, LLC

Opinion:
The petition by the defendants Farmington Sports Arena, LLC, Dimensional Technology Group, LLC, and Paul DiTommaso, Jr., for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 123 Conn. App. 583 (AC 29175), is granted, limited to the following issues:
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 18726.
Kenneth J. Bartschi and Karen L. Dowd, in support of the petition.
Decided December 15, 2010
"1. Did the Appellate Court properly rule that expert testimony was not required in a negligence case wherein the plaintiff claimed that the defendants had installed an inherently dangerous carpet in its indoor soccer arena, and where there was no evidence that the defendants had notice of the danger?
"2. Did the Appellate Court properly rule that plenary review applied to the trial court's decision concerning the admissibility of expert testimony in a summary judgment motion?"