Ansonia Police Union FOP Local 913 v. Ansonia

── Ansonia Police Union FOP Local 913 v. Ansonia ── Court: Connecticut Appellate Court Date: May 05, 2026 Author: Alvord Category: General ************************************************ The “officially released” date that appears near the beginning of an opinion is the date the opinion will be published in the Connecticut Law Journal or the date it is released as a slip opinion. The operative date for the beginning of all time periods for the filing of postopinion motions and petitions for certification is the “officially released” date appearing in the opinion. All opinions are subject to modification and technical correction prior to official publication in the Connecti- cut Law Journal and subsequently in the Connecticut Reports or Connecticut Appellate Reports. In the event of discrepancies between the advance release version of an opinion and the version appearing in the Connecticut Law Journal and subsequently in the Connecticut Reports or Connecticut Appellate Reports, the latest version is to be considered authoritative. The syllabus and procedural history accompanying an opinion that appear in the Connecticut Law Journal and subsequently in the Connecticut Reports or Connecticut Appellate Reports are copyrighted by the Secretary of the State, State of Connecticut, and may not be reproduced or distributed without the express written permission of the Commission on Official Legal Publications, Judicial Branch, State of Connecticut. ************************************************  Ansonia Police Union FOP Local 913 v. Ansonia ANSONIA POLICE UNION FOP LOCAL 913 v. CITY OF ANSONIA (AC 48469) Alvord, Moll and Keller, Js. Syllabus The defendant appealed from the trial court’s judgment granting the plain- tiff’s application to vacate an arbitration award after finding that the award violated the public policy embodied in Connecticut’s whistleblower statute (§ 31-51m) and the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA) (§ 46a-51 et seq.). The defendant claimed that the court improperly con- cluded that the arbitration award violated the public policy embodied in § 31-51m. Held: This court dismissed the appeal as moot, as the defendant failed to challenge an independent ground supporting the trial court’s judgment granting the plaintiff’s application to vacate the arbitration award, namely, that the arbitration award violated the public policy underlying CFEPA. Argued March 24—officially released May 5, 2026 Procedural History Application to vacate an arbitration award, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford and tried to the court, Hon. Barry K. Stevens, judge trial referee; judgment granting the application, from which the defendant appealed to this court. Appeal dismissed. Joseph F. Androski, assistant corporation counsel, with whom, on the brief, was John P. Marini, for the appellant (defendant). Rachel M. Baird, for the appellee (plaintiff). Opinion MOLL, J. The defendant, the city of Ansonia, appeals from the judgment of the trial court granting the appli- cation of the plaintiff, Ansonia Police Union FOP Local 913, to vacate an arbitration award issued in the defen- dant’s favor. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly concluded that the arbitration award violated the public policy embodied in Connecticut’s  Ansonia Police Union FOP Local 913 v. Ansonia whistleblower statute, General Statutes § 31-51m.1 We do not reach the merits of this claim because we conclude that this appeal is moot on the basis of the defendant’s failure to challenge an independent ground supporting the court’s judgment, namely, that the arbitration award violated the public policy underlying the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA), General Statutes § 46a-51 et seq. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal. The following facts, as set forth by the trial court, and proced