A case in which an infant was severely burned while buckled in her car seat located near a stove has brought a broader question into the courtroom: Does Connecticut law recognize plaintiff parents’ loss of consortium or companionship of a child?
The baby’s parents, Justin and Mary Lapointe, as well as the infant’s aunt, Kayleigh Lapointe, filed a lawsuit against Newell Brands, Target Stores, and Haier US Appliance Solutions, doing business as GE Appliances. Mary Lapointe put her daughter, L.L., into a Graco car seat and placed in on the kitchen counter adjacent to the stove, and left the area. Kayleigh Lapointe entered the kitchen and found the car seat on fire and rescued the infant, according to an order filed Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea of the District of Connecticut.
