Supreme Court of Connecticut

Campos v. Coleman

October 6, 2015

Summary

This dissent argues that the court should not judicially recognize a new cause of action for a child's loss of parental consortium arising from a parent's nonfatal injury. It maintains that the policy choices, factual investigation, and prospective rules necessary to define such liability belong to the legislature, and that stare decisis supports retaining the prior rule. The dissent would affirm the trial court's judgment.