context: . Defendants argue that plaintiff's allegation of breach of duty amounts to a negligence claim that is insufficient under CUTPA. (Dkt. #45, at 9-10). Connecticut case law admittedly is unclear as to whether negligence is sufficient to constitute a CUTPA violation on its own.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 243 Conn. 17, 34
citation_a.parenthetical: "we do not decide whether negligence alone is sufficient to support a CUTPA claim"
citation_a.sentence: See Haynes v. Yale-New Haven Hosp., 243 Conn. 17, 34, 699 A.2d 964 (1997)("we do not decide whether negligence alone is sufficient to support a CUTPA claim"); see also Williams Ford, at 590 & n. 25, 657 A.2d 212 (the court declined to decide whether negligence of the defendant alone, unaccompanied by contributory negligence of plaintiff, will establish a CUTPA violation).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: the court declined to decide whether negligence of the defendant alone, unaccompanied by contributory negligence of plaintiff, will establish a CUTPA violation
citation_b.sentence: See Haynes v. Yale-New Haven Hosp., 243 Conn. 17, 34, 699 A.2d 964 (1997)("we do not decide whether negligence alone is sufficient to support a CUTPA claim"); see also Williams Ford, at 590 & n. 25, 657 A.2d 212 (the court declined to decide whether negligence of the defendant alone, unaccompanied by contributory negligence of plaintiff, will establish a CUTPA violation).