BHI Corp. v. Litgen Concrete Cutting & Coring Co.

This case is before us for the third time. The discrete issue in this appeal is whether defendants who enter settlement agreements with plaintiffs in which they purchase assignments of plaintiffs’ remaining claims against a nonsettling defendant may pursue these claims even though the settlement agreements and the assignments were not made in good faith. We agree with the appellate court that the settling defendants here may not pursue the assigned claims against the nonsettling defendant. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

In 1989, a building that housed art galleries and studios in Chicago’s River North…