AC43813 - Lasso v. Valley Tree & Landscaping, LLC ("The plaintiffs, Kleber Gonzalo Loja Lasso, as administrator of the estate of the decedent, Luis Albaro Ortega Ortega (Ortega), and Marcia Del Lourdes Gualan Coronel (Coronel), appeal from the judgment of the trial court granting the motion of the defendant O & G Industries, Inc. (O & G), for summary judgment as to counts four and five of the revised complaint, which alleged claims against O & G for the wrongful death of Ortega pursuant to General Statutes § 52-555 and for loss of consortium on behalf of Coronel, who was married to Ortega at the time of his death. On appeal, the plaintiffs claim that the court improperly granted the motion for summary judgment filed by O & G because (1) issues of material fact existed concerning O & G's responsibility for ensuring safe workplace practices with respect to certain tree removal work performed by the defendant Valley Tree and Landscaping, LLC (Valley Tree), and (2) the court erred in failing to find, pursuant to a construction contract between O & G and the borough of Naugatuck (borough), that O & G owed a duty of care to Valley Tree and, hence, to Ortega. The plaintiffs also claim that the court improperly rendered summary judgment as to Coronel's loss of consortium claim against O & G, which was derivative of the negligence claim against O & G. We disagree and affirm the judgment of the trial court.")