Ebsary v. Pioneer Human Services

This is an appeal by Pioneer Human Services, Inc. (Pioneer) 1 from an order setting aside a stipulated settlement and judgment. We affirm.

Facts

On January 4, 1982, while in the course of his employment as a pharmacist, Edwin Ebsary was robbed and fatally wounded by a work release inmate named Gerald Johnston. Johnston murdered Ebsary as the final act in a 5-month crime spree in which he allegedly committed over 80 armed robberies and burglaries while under the supervision and control of the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) and the private contractor that managed the work release…