Kulchawik v. Durabla Manufacturing Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE WOLFSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

At issue is a purported settlement agreement between a group of plaintiffs involved in asbestos litigation and the defendant, Durabla Manufacturing Company (Durabla). Durabla says the agreement is invalid because its counsel lacked the authority to enter into the settlement absent Durabla’s express permission. We affirm the trial court’s orders finding an enforceable agreement existed between the parties.

FACTS

Durabla, an asbestos manufacturer, was named in several hundred asbestos personal injury lawsuits in Cook County. In most of…