Martin v. the Hartford

¶1 The dispute in this case centers on whether Appellant, Tim Martin (Martin), is entitled to a lump-sum distribution of his permanent total disability benefits from Respondent, The Hartford (Hartford), his employer’s workers’ compensation insurer. The Workers’ Compensation Court found that Martin had demonstrated neither a pressing financial need for a lump-sum distribution, nor had he demonstrated that a lump-sum would serve his best interests.

¶2 We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 Martin injured his back in 1998, loading a cable reel into a truck. In 1999, he re-injured his back…