Connecticut General Statutes 12-263z – Superior court jurisdiction
(a) As used in this section, (1) “settlement agreement” means the settlement agreement in the matter of The Connecticut Hospital Association et al. v. Connecticut Department of Social Services et al., No. HHB-CV16-6035321-S, approved by the General Assembly pursuant to § 3-125a on December 18, 2019, and (2) “superior court” means the superior court for the judicial district of New Britain including the matter of The Connecticut Hospital Association et al. v. Connecticut Department of Social Services et al., No. HHB-CV16-6035321-S.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 12-263z
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(b) The superior court shall have jurisdiction over the settlement agreement, including the jurisdiction and authority to adjudicate a motion filed by the parties to said agreement requesting an order of approval of said agreement.
(c) Following entry of an order of approval of the settlement agreement, the superior court shall have continuing jurisdiction over said agreement, including the jurisdiction and authority to adjudicate a motion filed by a party to said agreement requesting an order for enforcement or modification of the settlement agreement in accordance with the provisions of said agreement. The superior court shall be authorized to issue orders in response to such motion, in accordance with the provisions of the settlement agreement, for (1) interim or temporary relief pending a final decision, (2) declaratory, monetary and permanent equitable relief as needed to enforce the terms of said agreement, and (3) modification of the settlement agreement in the manner and within the limits provided in said agreement. Any final order of the superior court issued pursuant to this section may be appealed in accordance with law. Sovereign immunity shall not be a defense to or bar any action, motion, order or relief authorized under this section.