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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-555a (2026)

Actions for loss of consortium re death of spouse independent for determination of damages

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Any claim or cause of action for loss of consortium by one spouse with respect to the death of the other spouse shall be separate from and independent of all claims or causes of action for the determination of damages with respect to such death.

(P.A. 89-148, S. 1, 5.)

History: P.A. 89-148 effective October 1, 1989, and applicable to all causes of action arising on or after that date.

Cited. 226 C. 282.

Cited. 44 CA 172.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1993–2019 · leading case: Lynn v. Haybuster Mfg., Inc., 627 A.2d 1288 (Conn. 1993).
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Lynn v. Haybuster Mfg., Inc., 627 A.2d 1288 (Conn. 1993). · cites it 4× “Portions of the colloquy between various representatives illustrate that the legislature’s reasons for limiting the loss of consortium statute to cases of wrongful death were in fact because we had already recognized the existence of a loss of consortium claim for injuries if…”
Ashmore v. Hartford Hosp., 208 A.3d 256 (Conn. 2019). · cites it 4× “With the enactment of General Statutes § 52-555a, however, the bar to recovering damages for postmor- tem loss of consortium was abrogated.”
DeMarinis v. United Servs. Auto. Ass'n Cas. Ins., 687 A.2d 1305 (Conn. App. Ct. 1997). · cites it 8× “At issue in this appeal is whether, in light of General Statutes §§ 52-555a through 52-555d, 1 a recovery for loss of consortium remains dependent upon and derivative of bodily injury to the spouse.”
Martin v. Ohio Cnty. Hosp. Corp., 295 S.W.3d 104 (Ky. 2009). “§ 13-21-203(l)(a) (2005); Conn. Gen.Stat. § 52-555a to -555b (2005); Fla.”
Wilson v. Midway Games, Inc., 198 F. Supp. 2d 167 (D. Conn. 2002). “§§ 52-555a through 52-555c. However, while recognizing a spousal loss of consortium claim, this statute is silent as to any filial loss of consortium claim.”
Naglieri v. Bay, 977 F. Supp. 131 (D. Conn. 1997). · cites it 2× “§ 52-555 and loss of consortium under Conn. Gen.Stat. § 52-555a. Defendants object.”
Campos v. Coleman (Conn. 2015). · cites it 4× “19 After our decision in Ladd, the legislature enacted General Statutes § 52-555a, which authorizes a cause of action for loss of spousal consortium arising from the death of a spouse separate and independent from a wrongful death action.”
Campos v. Coleman (Conn. 2015). · cites it 2× “See General Statutes § 52-555a. If the legislature also had wanted to allow recovery for the postmortem loss of parental consortium, it certainly could have done so.”
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