McFadden v. Alliance Medical Practices, Inc.

Appellant contends that the trial court (1) erred in summarily granting ap-pellees’ motion to enforce a settlement agreement and ordering appellant to sign a general release and (2) abused its discretion in dismissing appellant’s complaint with prejudice upon finding that appellant failed to sign a general release within ten days of the order granting the motion to enforce settlement. We agree. Because there was a material dispute regarding whether appellant’s attorney had authority to enter into the settlement agreement, the trial court should have conducted an evidentiary hearing after…