Supreme Court of Illinois

In a matter where defendants in a entered into settlement agreements with plaintiffs in which they purchased assignments of plaintiffs' remaining claims against a non-settling defendant, judgement is affirmed where an arrangement by which a settling defendant attempts to obtain indirect contribution from a non-settling defendant by an assignment of claims violates the Contribution Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/24/2005
• Published 03/24/2005

Judges

• Justice FITZGERALD delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward B. Ruff III, of Pretzel & Stouffer, Chrtd. (Robert Marc Chemers, Scott L. Howie, of counsel), Stephen T. Mikus, Terrence J. Madden, of Bryce, Downey, Murray, Jensen & Mikus, L.L.C., Chicago, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael C. Jansz, of Herbolsheimer, Lannon, Henson, Duncan & Reagan, P.C., Ottawa (Michael T. Reagan, of counsel), William E. Spizzirri, Daniel J. Donnelly, of Kralovec & Marquard, Chicago, for appellee.