Worker Can't Assign Annuity Benefits Payable as Settlement of LHWCA Claim

The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker could not transfer his structured settlement payments from an annuity to resolve his Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act claim. Case: Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Co. v. Roosevelt Land Partners Corp., No. CV-20-744, 03/01/2023, published. Facts: Donald Hill worked for Dyncorp International in Afghanistan. He suffered injuries while working overseas, which entitled him to benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. Hill later settled his claim, resulting in a contract for a structu...