Hogan v. Sacred Heart Medical Center

The release of a solvent agent as a result of a settlement extinguishes the principal’s vicarious liability. Glover v. Tacoma Gen. Hosp., 98 Wn.2d 708, 658 P.2d 1230 (1983), overruled on other grounds by Crown Controls, Inc. v. Smiley, 110 Wn.2d 695, 756 P.2d 717 (1988). In the previous appeal of this case, we remanded with instructions to the trial court to hold a solvency hearing in connection with Nancy Hogan’s settlement with Dr. Stuart Fealk and Physicians Anesthesia Group, P.S. On remand, the trial *536court concluded that because Dr. Fealk and the anesthesia group were solvent as to their…