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DUBINA v. MESIROW REALTY DEVELOPMENT, INC.

No. 88623.

756 N.E.2d 836 (2001)

197 Ill.2d 185

258 Ill.Dec. 562

Michael DUBINA et al., v. MESIROW REALTY DEVELOPMENT, INC., et al., Appellants (Litgen Concrete Cutting and Coring Company, Appellee.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied October 1, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Menges, Mikus & Molzahn, Chicago (Stephen T. Mikus and Scott G. Reno, of counsel), for appellants Mesirow Realty Development, Inc., et al.

Robert Marc Chemers, Edward B. Ruff III and Scott L. Howie, of Pretzel & Stouffer, Chtrd., Chicago, for appellants CCL of Chicago, Inc., et al.

Sandra Young and D. Timothy McVey, of Purcell & Wardrope, Chtrd., Chicago, for appellant Economy Mechanical Industries, Inc.

Stephen A. Rehfeldt, of Mulherin, Rehfeldt & Varchetto, P.C., Wheaton, for appellant K&S Automatic Sprinklers, Inc.

Herbolsheimer, Lannon, Henson, Duncan & Reagan, P.C., Ottawa (Michael T. Reagan, of counsel), and Kralovec & Marquard, Chicago (John C. Doyle, William E. Spizzirri and Daniel J. Donnelly, of counsel), for appellee Litgen Concrete Cutting & Coring Co.

Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court:

At issue in this case is whether settlement of a tort action for property damage can meet the good-faith requirement of the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act (the Act) (740 ILCS 100/2(c) (West 1994)) when the plaintiffs, as a condition of their settlement agreement, assign their causes of action to a group of the settling defendants. The circuit court of Cook County answered this question in the affirmative and concluded...

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