Sena v. American Medical Response of Connecticut, Inc.

Summary

The court held that it had jurisdiction to review the denial of the city's summary judgment motion because the statutory immunity claim was a colorable claim of sovereign immunity, which protects against suit as well as liability. On the merits, the court held that the statute immunizes civil-preparedness activities undertaken before, during, and after a disaster, including storm-response decisions about road clearing and emergency dispatch, so no genuine issue of material fact defeated immunity. The judgment was reversed and the case was remanded with directions to grant summary judgment for the city.