{"id":7935,"date":"2021-08-03T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/?p=7935"},"modified":"2021-08-02T10:05:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T10:05:40","slug":"illinois-supreme-court-decides-contribution-act-exception-obligation-of-a-tortfeasor-who-is-not-uncollectible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-supreme-court-decides-contribution-act-exception-obligation-of-a-tortfeasor-who-is-not-uncollectible\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Supreme Court Decides Contribution Act Exception, Obligation of a Tortfeasor Who Is Not Uncollectible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a federal district court matter, the district judge ruled that the obligation of a defendant who settled a negligence lawsuit wasn\u2019t \u201cuncollectible\u201d and would not be reallocated between the remaining tortfeasors.<\/p>\n<p>The Illinois Supreme Court, answering a question presented by the 7<sup>th<\/sup> Circuit Court of Appeals, concluded that \u201cthe obligation of a tortfeasor who settles is \u2018not uncollectible\u2019 within the meaning of Section 3.\u201d Section 3 is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/ilcs\/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2041&amp;ChapterID=57\">Illinois Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act<\/a>, which states that \u201cno person shall be required to contribute to one seeking contribution an amount greater than his pro rata share,\u201d except when \u201cthe obligation of one or more of the joint tortfeasors is uncollectible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two of the seven Illinois Supreme Court justices dissented with a view that this ruling undermined the legislative goal of promoting settlements. The dissent stated that the Illinois Supreme Court\u2019s decision \u201cwould likely require the General Assembly to revisit the Contribution Act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-supreme-court-decides-contribution-act-exception-obligation-of-a-tortfeasor-who-is-not-uncollectible\/#more-7935\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a federal district court matter, the district judge ruled that the obligation of a defendant who settled a negligence lawsuit wasn\u2019t \u201cuncollectible\u201d and would not be reallocated between the remaining tortfeasors. 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