Ewanic v. Pepper Construction Co.

Michael Ewanic and his wife, Patricia, sued Kelso-Burnett Company and Pepper Construction Company, seeking compensation for an injury he suffered while working on a construction project. Kelso-Burnett sued Ewanic’s employer, F.E. Moran, Inc., under the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act (the Act) (740 ILCS 100/0.01 et seq. (West 1992)). Pepper Construction agreed to pay the Ewanics $250,000 in settlement. Kelso-Burnett’s insurers, Risk Enterprise Management and Crum & Forester, also reached a settlement with the Ewanics, and the case proceeded to trial on Kelso-Burnett’s contribution claim…