Case Name: DAVID LIBBY v. GOODWIN PONTIAC-GMC TRUCK, INC., ET AL.
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1996-09-18
Citations: 239 Conn. 915
Docket Number: SC 15520
Parties: DAVID LIBBY v. GOODWIN PONTIAC-GMC TRUCK, INC., ET AL.
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 239
Pages: 915–916

Head Matter:
DAVID LIBBY v. GOODWIN PONTIAC-GMC TRUCK, INC., ET AL.
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15520.
Brian E. Prindle, in support of the petition.

Opinion:
The defendants' petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 42 Conn. App. 200 (AC 14661), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"If an employee covered by workers' compensation settles a personal injury claim against a third party, is the employer entitled to a credit against future compensation benefits equal to the amount of the settlement?"
Decided September 18, 1996
Robert C. Ruggiero, Jr., and Joseph S. Dobrowolski, in opposition.