Court of Appeals of Washington June 5, 2006, Nos. 55559-6-I; 55619-3-I (Dean v. Symetra Assigned Benefits Service Co.)

¶1 In these consolidated cases, North Carolinians Leslie Dean and Robert Hargette were beneficiaries of structured settlements, each separately approved by North Carolina courts. To fund the settlement payments, the liable parties bought annuities from Symetra Life Insurance Company.