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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-549u (2026)

Arbitration of certain civil actions. Rules of procedure

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In accordance with the provisions of section 51-14, the judges of the Superior Court may make such rules as they deem necessary to provide a procedure in accordance with which the court, in its discretion, may refer to an arbitrator, for proceedings authorized pursuant to this chapter, any civil action in which in the discretion of the court, the reasonable expectation of a judgment is less than fifty thousand dollars exclusive of legal interest and costs and in which a claim for a trial by jury and a certificate of closed pleadings have been filed. An award under this section shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars, exclusive of legal interest and costs. Any party may petition the court to become eligible to participate in the arbitration process as provided in this section.

(P.A. 82-441, S. 7, 23; P.A. 97-24, S. 2, 7; 97-40, S. 7.)

History: P.A. 82-441, S. 7 effective July 1, 1983; P.A. 97-24 changed amount in demand from less than $15,000 to a civil action which in discretion of court has reasonable expectation of judgment of less than $50,000, made change in procedure by requiring filing of certificate of closed pleadings, using language identical to that of P.A. 97-40, and added provisions re maximum award of $50,000 and re petition by any party for arbitration, effective January 1, 1998; P.A. 97-40 required filing of certificate of closed pleadings.

Cited. 237 C. 758.

Cited. 9 CA 218. Not unconstitutional as abolishing right to trial by jury; that right is preserved by Sec. 52-549z. 13 CA 189. Cited. 15 CA 185.

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Cited in 21 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case: Nunno v. Wixner, 778 A.2d 145 (Conn. 2001).
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Nunno v. Wixner, 778 A.2d 145 (Conn. 2001). · cites it 34× “The sole issue in this appeal is whether the provisions of General Statutes § 52-192a, 2 *674 concerning an offer of judgment by a plaintiff, apply to a judgment entered as a result of a mandatory arbitration proceeding pursuant to General Statutes § 52-549u. 3 We conclude that…”
Larmel v. Metro North Commuter R.R. Co., 341 Conn. 332 (Conn. 2021). · cites it 15× “‘‘Such arbitrators shall have the power to: (1) Issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and for the production of books, papers and other evidence, such subpoenas to be served in the manner provided by law for service of subpoenas in a civil action and to be returnable…”
State v. DeJesus, 953 A.2d 45 (Conn. 2008). · cites it 4× “nant summary process actions); General Statutes § 51-15 (rules of procedure for various civil actions and modification of rules of pleadings, practice and evidence for small claims actions); General Statutes § 52-191c (rules for precedence of actions involving terminally ill…”
Allstate Ins. v. Mottolese, 803 A.2d 311 (Conn. 2002). · cites it 5× “After a pretrial conference at which no settlement was reached, the trial court referred the case to nonbinding arbitration pursuant to General Statutes § 52-549u, 4 the court annexed arbitration program.”
Beale v. Yale-New Haven Hosp., 874 A.2d 259 (Conn. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 4× “On June 7,2002, the parties participated in arbitration proceedings pursuant to General Statutes § 52-549u. 5 The parties litigated the applicability of § 17a-543 (b), 6 which allows a hospital to administer medication to a patient without consent in certain narrow…”
Asselin & Vieceli P'ship, LLC v. Washburn, 194 Conn. App. 519 (Conn. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 3× “’’ 3 The defendant incorrectly relied on General Statutes § 52-549z when filing the demand for a trial de novo.”
Khan v. Yale Univ., 347 Conn. 1 (Conn. 2023). “3d 162 (2021) (‘‘[court mandated] arbitration proceeding pur- suant to [General Statutes] § 52-549u is, undoubtedly, a quasi-judicial examination of the parties’ claims, as arbitrators are statutorily authorized to carry out func- tions that are judicial in nature’’); Preston v.”
Southington '84 Assocs. v. Silver Dollar Stores, Inc., 678 A.2d 968 (Conn. 1996). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 52-549u provides: “Arbitration of certain civil actions.”
Krausman v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 195 Conn. App. 682 (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 3× “4 General Statutes § 52-549z provides in relevant part: ‘‘(a) A decision of the arbitrator shall become a judgment of the court if no appeal from the arbitrator’s decision by way of a demand for a trial de novo is filed in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.”
Shelby Mut. Ins. v. Bishop, Kirk & Saunders, Inc., 535 A.2d 387 (Conn. App. Ct. 1988). · cites it 3× “The arbitrator proceeded with the hearing and made a decision, pursuant to General Statutes § 52-549y, 2 finding for the plaintiff.”
Duse v. Carter, 518 A.2d 74 (Conn. App. Ct. 1986). · cites it 2× “” See also General Statutes § 52-549u. Apparently, the trial court and the parties overlooked this limitation in submitting this tort action to a factfinder.”
Davis v. Borough of Naugatuck, 543 A.2d 785 (Conn. App. Ct. 1988). · cites it 2× “If *193 the amount in demand is less than $15,000, certain cases may be referred to a factfinder pursuant to General Statutes § 52-549n, or to an arbitrator pursuant to General Statutes § 52-549u.”
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