What is the effect of the Release on plaintiff's causes of action?

As to plaintiff's seventh, eighth, and ninth causes of action, we will assume for purposes of this appeal that the trial court erred in concluding that the Release operated as a bar to these causes of action. Nonetheless, even assuming the court's reasoning was incorrect, we conclude below that the court did not err in dismissing these remaining causes of action on demurrer. (Young v. Fish and Game Com. (2018) 24 Cal.App.5th 1178, 1192-1193 ["it is a settled appellate principle that if a judgment is correct on any theory, the appellate court will affirm it regardless of the trial court's reasoning"].)

B. Review of Demurrer

1. Legal Principles