Sullivan v. Robertson Drug Co., Inc.

OPINION BY Justice BARBARAMILANO KEENAN.

This case is an appeal of a judgment entered in a contribution action involving joint tortfeasors. We consider whether the circuit court erred in instructing the jury that it could apportion damages based on the jury's assessment of the degree to which a defendant's negligence contributed to the injuries that were the subject of the underlying tort action. We also consider whether the circuit court erred in instructing the jury that it could consider the reasonableness of the settlement reached in the underlying tort action.

In 1997, David M. Hopper…