Labels:book | reckoner | sky | windowpane OCR: lower courts are whether and from whon a uou i-settling defendant can obtain some sort of credit for other defen dants settlements with plaintiffs, while still honoring the plaintiffs release of settling defendants from liability for contribution. McDermott, petitioner herein, submits that there legal basis nor is there any need to grant trial defendants dollar for dollar credit for a settlement Er which they are not party Settlements are and should be extra- judicial contractual resolutions disputes. trial defendant Or plaintiff wishes for any reason to have his liability affected by liability attributable settling parties, must undertake trial strategy to present Such case fact finder; and any opposing parties must make their cases accordingly This regime already obtains as the ubiquitou ...