INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYMENT-RELATED LITIGATION: CONNECTICUT LAW

Connecticut, perhaps as much as any other state in the nation,l has experienced a spectacular rise in employment-related litiga­ tion.2 This increased litigation can be explained by examining the confluence of two recent phenomena-one economic, one legal. The first phenomenon is the dramatic downturn of the Con­ necticut economy, resulting in devastating job 10sses.3 Recent cuts in the defense industry and corporate downsizing of the insurance industry have dislocated tens of thousands of skilled Connecticut workers.4 During 1994 alone, the Connecticut labor force lost