Valdez v. R-WAY, LLC

OPINION

SUTIN, Judge.

{1} This interlocutory appeal presents the question whether settlement with an employee releases the employer from claims based on respondeat superior. Plaintiff Jose Valdez’s vehicle was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by Romancita Salazar, and Plaintiff sued Ms. Salazar in negligence and also claimed that Ms. Salazar’s employer, Defendant R-Way, LLC, was vicariously liable. Plaintiff and Ms. Salazar settled. Plaintiff fully released Ms. Salazar from all claims arising from the accident. The release between these two parties specifically preserved Plaintiffs claim against…