What are Pierringer agreements in multi-party lawsuits?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Murphy Canada Exploration Company v. Novagas Canada Ltd, 2009 ABQB 455 (CanLII):
Pierringer agreements (based on Pierringer v. Hoger, (1963), 124 N.W.2d 106 (U.S. Wis. S.C.) are described as agreements in multi‑party lawsuits that settle the litigation as against some of the defendants, and have the lawsuit continue against the non‑settling defendants on the basis of their comparative fault only.
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