Bolle, Inc. v. American Greetings Corp.

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice FITZGERALD.

This is a declaratory judgment suit concerning the effect of a settlement agreement in one lawsuit upon three unrelated pending suits involving some of the same parties. The trial judge determined the broad language of the release in the parties’ settlement agreement did operate to resolve the other three lawsuits. However, the judge also concluded the resolution of these other three suits was the result of a mutual mistake, and he rescinded the settlement agreement. We affirm the trial judge’s judgment.

Background

The events surrounding this lawsuit involve…