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0474 PARTIALLY DISAPPROVED A trial court could find a settlement to be made in good faith even though issue allocations took the form of mathematical formulas to be applied after judgments are rendered against non-settling parties and parts of the settlement were allocated to claims of uncertain validity for emotional distress resulting from property damage and litigation costs which might or might not have been recoverable after trial; in evaluating the assignment of indemnity rights the trial court should consider the maximum potential indemnity, the costs of litigation, and the likelihood of recovery and collection.
REGAN ROOFING v SUPERIOR COURT (Complex Settlement) 22 CA4 1685 [See: So Cal Gas v SuperCt 187 CA3 1030; Alcal v SuperCt 8 CA4 1121, T/AT 10/92; Erreca's v SuperCt 19 CA4 1475, T/AT 1/94; Salka v Dean 18 CA4 1145, T/AT 11/93]
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