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· 4/7/1995

Warsing v. Material Handling Services, Inc.

Citations

  • 648 N.E.2d 1126
  • 271 Ill. App. 3d 556
  • 208 Ill. Dec. 204
  • 1995 Ill. App. LEXIS 247

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  • finding unpersuasive the fact that, at the time of the settlement, it was not certain whether the insurance policy would apply
  • finding unpersuasive the fact that, at the time of the settlement, it was not certain whether the insurance policy would apply
  • after a preliminary showing of good faith by the settling parties, the burden shifts to the challenging party to prove the settlement invalid by clear and convincing evidence
  • settlement of $1,000 was disproportionate to the third-party defendant’s fault where the third-party plaintiff asserted that the third-party defendant’s actions were the primary cause of the accident
  • after a preliminary showing of good faith by the settling parties, the burden shifts to the challenging party to prove the settlement invalid by clear and convincing evidence
  • settlement in the amount of $1,000 was not made in good faith where there was a close personal relationship between the settling defendant and the decedent, and the settling defendant had a $300,000 insurance policy

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Judges: Inglis

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