Petrolane Inc. v. Robles

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Is a non-settling defendant tortfeasor entitled to offset against his liability to the plaintiff the amount of a settlement between the plaintiff and a settling defendant? We conclude that under a pure several Hability regime such as ours the non-settling defendant is entitled to an offset only to the extent of the settling defendant's share of the damages.

A jury found Petrolane Incorporated and Gary Robles, but not Shoreside Petroleum, liable for a propane tank explosion that severely injured Robles and Robert Gannaway. We remanded for a new trial on…