Brennan v. Connors

Dist. Ct. did not err in dismissing plaintiff’s action asserting that defendant-former legal client of plaintiff, was required to indemnify plaintiff pursuant to terms of settlement of prior lawsuit between parties involving sale of casino stock where underlying lawsuit against plaintiff alleged that plaintiff cheated former law partner out of law firm’s portion of said casino stock. Indemnification provision in settlement agreement between parties failed because it created infinitely repeating loop of liability between parties. Moreover, indemnification provision could not be enforced under Illinois law to extent that plaintiff sought indemnification for his own intentional misconduct.