Dubina v. Mesirow Realty Development, Inc.

This case arises out of a consolidation of over 30 suits for property damage. The facts regarding the jurisdictional posture of this matter prior to appeal are undisputed. Plaintiffs and defendants, excluding defendant Litgen Concrete Cutting & Coring Co. (Litgen), entered into settlement agreements. On June 14, 1994, Judge Robert V. Boharic issued an order granting defendants and counterdefendants and plaintiffs’ assignees-appellees’ (Mesirow) motion for a good-faith finding of the settlement agreements under the Illinois Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act (740 ILCS 100/0.01 (West 1992)) in…