Connecticut’s high court has unanimously reversed a ruling against a Weston woman who filed suit for control over a victim’s compensation award she received on behalf of her daughter after the death of her husband in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Carolyne Hynes was pregnant with her daughter, Olivia, when her husband, Thomas Hynes, was killed in the tragedy while working for Thomson Financial Services at the World Trade Center. Following Olivia’s birth in March 2002, she and Carolyne were approved as beneficiaries of the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund, which awarded Olivia approximately $1.3 million and Carolyne $1.2 million. Olivia’s share of the award was paid to her mother as a representative payee.
