Bishop v. Pecanic

OPINION

GARBARINO, Judge.

¶ 1 We hold that a defendant who is jointly and severally liable for an intentional tort with a co-tortfeasor is entitled to have an adverse judgment reduced by the amount of any settlement reached with the settling eotortfeasor. Because the trial court interpreted Arizona’s version of the Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act (UCATA) to the contrary, we reverse in part.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 The facts relevant to this appeal are undisputed. The appellees Mathew and Chad Bishop are brothers. Mathew attended high school at Scottsdale Christian Academy.…