Section 3.16 Conflicts Between the Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act and the Uniform Comparative Fault Act

• Library: Settling Cases 2014

Section 6 of the UCFA provides that a release or similar settlement agreement discharges that person from all liability for contribution. It further provides that the claim of the injured party against the nonsettling tortfeasors is “reduced by the amount of the released person’s equitable share of the obligation, determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.” Section 2(a)(2) of the UCFA calls for the jury to assess the relative fault of all parties, including the fault of any persons released...