Epic Communications, Inc. v. Richwave Technology, Inc.

Opinion

RUSHING, P. J. —

In this case we are again called upon to determine whether a defendant is entitled to the protection of a broad release clause contained in a settlement agreement to which the defendant is a stranger. In Rodriguez v. Oto (2013) 212 Cal.App.4th 1020, 1023 [151 Cal.Rptr.3d 667] (Rodriguez), we held that language unambiguously releasing “ ‘all persons’ ” from liability was on its face an objective manifestation of intent to extend the release to third parties, and thus entitled a stranger to summary judgment in the absence of countervailing evidence. While acknowledging…