Failla

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. The Relevant Parties As the issue in this appeal concerns a challenge by Failla to the trial court’s good faith determination regarding the settlement between Waymire

1 Waymire sued two entities known as Integrated Practice Solutions, Inc.: a dissolved Washington corporation and a currently active Delaware corporation. Waymire alleged that “Integrated Practice Solutions, Inc. was formed in the State of Delaware on August 6, 2014 — the same day Integrated Practice Solutions, Inc., a Washington corporation became inactive,” and that both entities did business as ChiroTouch. Failla cross- complained against only the active Delaware corporation. As the distinction between the entities is not material to the issues presented, we refer to the entities, collectively and individually, as IPS.

2 Unless otherwise indicated, all further statutory references are to the Code of Civil Procedure.

2 and IPS, we begin by focusing on those three parties, along with IPS’s

president and Chief Operating Officer, Robert Moberg.3 1. Failla Failla was the Chief Executive Officer of Clean Conversion Technologies, Inc. (“CCT”) from June 2010 until…