"The absence of authoritative state decisions on this issue, and the split at the trial court level, counsel in favor of certification at this point," U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea of the District of Connecticut wrote about parents' claims for loss of filial consortium.

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?