Russo v. City of Waterbury

Summary

The court held that the city charter authorized offsetting the pension benefits of four plaintiffs by their heart and hypertension benefits because their collective bargaining agreements did not conflict with the charter's offset provision. As to Russo, the court held that the agreement permitted an offset only to the extent combined benefits exceeded the contractual cap, requiring a new trial to determine whether that condition was met. The court also affirmed rejection of the equitable-estoppel claims because the plaintiffs offered no evidence of detrimental reliance.