Supreme Court of Connecticut
White v. FCW Law Offices
August 5, 2025352 Conn. 718
Summary
The court held that the plaintiff was entitled to both mandatory treble damages for identity theft and discretionary punitive damages under CUTPA. Treble damages compensate for the plaintiff's proven loss, while CUTPA punitive damages punish and deter wrongful commercial conduct, so the awards redress distinct legal harms and are not duplicative. The court therefore reversed the portion of the intermediate appellate judgment vacating the punitive damages award and otherwise affirmed. No separate opinions were filed.