Case Name: PATRICIA SANTORSO, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF LAWRENCE SANTORSO), ET AL. v. BRISTOL HOSPITAL ET AL.
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 2011-06-08
Citations: 301 Conn. 918
Docket Number: SC 18798
Parties: PATRICIA SANTORSO, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF LAWRENCE SANTORSO), ET AL. v. BRISTOL HOSPITAL ET AL.
Judges: EVELEIGH, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition.
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 301
Pages: 918–918

Head Matter:
PATRICIA SANTORSO, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF LAWRENCE SANTORSO), ET AL. v. BRISTOL HOSPITAL ET AL.
Decided June 8, 2011
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 18798.
Bruce E. Newman, in support of the petition.
Michael G. Rigg, Richard A. O'Connor and Lorinda S. Coon, in opposition.

Opinion:
The plaintiffs' petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 127 Conn. App. 606 (AC 32136), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Did the Appellate Court properly reverse the trial court's denial of summary judgment based on res judi-cata where a prior action was stricken for failure to comply with General Statutes § 52-190a?"
EVELEIGH, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition.