AC46927 - Torrington v. Council 4, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Local 442 ("The defendants, Council 4, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Local 442 (union), and Gerald Peters, appeal from the judgment of the trial court vacating an arbitration award that ordered the plaintiff, the city of Torrington (city), to, inter alia, reinstate Peters as a sergeant in the Torrington Police Department (department).On appeal, the defendants argue that the trial court (1) improperly concluded that the arbitration panel manifestly disregarded the law, (2) improperly concluded that the award violated public policy, and (3) abused its discretion by remanding the case to a new arbitration panel. We agree with the defendants' first two claims. We therefore reverse the judgment of the court and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. In light of our disposition of the defendants' first two claims, we do not reach the merits of their third claim.")