Worker Willfully Violates Terms of Divorce Settlement by Failing to Pay Comp Recovery to Ex

The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a finding that an injured worker willfully violated the provisions of his divorce agreement with his ex-wife by failing to pay her a portion of his settlement of his workers’ compensation claim. Case: Mazza v. Mazza, No. AC 44984, 11/01/2022, published. Facts: Samuel Mazza Jr. and Wendy Mazza married in August 2003. Four months later, Samuel suffered an injury when a concrete tank fell onto his legs while he was working for the M&M Precast Corp. Samuel’s injuries resulted in a permanent loss of motion to his right leg and back. He filed...