27 A.3d 373

ROBERT SIMMS v. PENNY Q. SEAMAN ET AL

Supreme Court of Connecticut

The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 129 Conn. App. 651 (AC 31809), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Did the Appellate Court properly determine that claims of fraud and intentional infliction of emotional distress brought against attorneys for conduct that occurred during judicial proceedings were barred as a matter of law by the doctrine of absolute immunity?”

NORCOTT and HARPER, Js., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition.

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 18839.

John R. Williams, in support of the petition.

Raymond J. Plouffe, Jr., Nadine M. Pare, Patrick M. Noonan
and Matthew H. Geelan, in opposition.

Decided September 7, 2011

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