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740 ILCS 100/0.01 (2026)

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(740 ILCS 100/0.01) (from Ch. 70, par. 300)
    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

    
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Cited in 152 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1993–2024 · leading case: Ziarko v. Soo Line R.R., 641 N.E.2d 402 (Ill. 1994).
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Ziarko v. Soo Line R.R., 641 N.E.2d 402 (Ill. 1994). · cites it 4× “Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court: In this appeal, we decide that the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act (Contribution Act) (740 ILCS 100/0.01 et seq. (West 1992)) permits a defendant found guilty of willful and wanton conduct to seek contribution from a…”
LaFever v. Kemlite Co., 706 N.E.2d 441 (Ill. 1998). · cites it 4× “Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court: Plaintiff Carl LaFever sued defendant/third-party plaintiff Kemlite Company (Kemlite) for injuries sustained while working on premises owned by Kemlite.”
Bd. of Trs. of Cmty. Coll. Dist. No. 508 v. Lybrand, 803 N.E.2d 460 (Ill. 2003). · cites it 4× “The question of whether the trial court should have ordered a setoff depends upon interpretation of the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act (Contribution Act) (740 ILCS 100/0.01 et seq. (West 1994)), and is therefore subject to de novo review.”
Unzicker v. Kraft Food Ingredients Corp., 783 N.E.2d 1024 (Ill. 2002). · cites it 2× “Any defendant whose fault, as determined by the trier of fact, is 25% or greater of the total fault attributable to the plaintiff, the defendants sued by the plaintiff, and any third party defendants who could have been sued by the plaintiff, shall be jointly and severally,…”
Ramsey v. Morrison, 676 N.E.2d 1304 (Ill. 1997). · cites it 4× “The employer does not contend that Morrison's third-party action was filed outside the applicable statute of limitations. The employer nonetheless challenges the timeliness of the third-party action.”
Ready v. United/Goedecke Servs., Inc., 905 N.E.2d 725 (Ill. 2009). · cites it 2× “Both defendants filed third-party complaints against Midwest pursuant to the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act (Contribution Act) (740 ILCS 100/0.01 et seq. (West 1998)). Plaintiff thereafter amended her complaint, adding Midwest as a defendant.”
Waugh v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., 966 N.E.2d 540 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). · cites it 4× “LEVINSON, pursuant to the Illinois Contribution Act, 740 ILCS 100/0.01, et seq., because he was negligent in one or more of the following respects: * * * c.”
Babb v. City of Champaign, 642 N.E.2d 1195 (Ill. 1994). · cites it 2× “The probate court also entered a separate order (hereinafter, good-faith order) finding that the settlement agreement was made in good faith as required by the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act (Contribution Act) (740 ILCS 100/0.01 et seq. (West 1992)). Roesch Equipment Company,…”
N. Illinois Emergency Physicians v. Landau, Omahana & Kopka, Ltd., 837 N.E.2d 99 (Ill. 2005). “1 For a discussion of the continued viability of implied indemnity claims following enactment of the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act (740 ILCS 100/0.01 et seq. (West 1994)), see American National Bank & Trust Co.”
Thornton v. GARCINI, 928 N.E.2d 804 (Ill. 2010). “Where, as here, the setoff is in the nature of an enforcement action, the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act (Contribution Act) (740 ILCS 100/0.01 et seq. (West 2002)) controls.”
Johnson v. United Airlines, 784 N.E.2d 812 (Ill. 2003). “740 ILCS 100/0.01 et seq. (West 1996). That determination was affirmed by the appellate court.”
Kerschner v. Weiss & Co., 667 N.E.2d 1351 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). · cites it 2× “They then filed a motion for summary judgment, asserting that they were entitled to judgment as a matter of law based upon the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act (Contribution Act) (740 ILCS 100/0.01 et seq. (West 1993)) and upon the law governing claims for implied indemnity.”
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