Arizona Statutes
§ 12-2504 — Release or covenant not to sue
Arizona·Title 12 Arizona Revised Statutes·Ch. 16 UNIFORM CONTRIBUTION AMONG TORTFEASORS ACT·Art. 1 General Provisions
If a release or a covenant not to sue or not to enforce judgment is given in good faith to one of two or more persons liable in tort for the same injury or the same wrongful death both of the following apply:
1.It does not discharge any of the other tortfeasors from liability for the injury or wrongful death unless its terms so provide, but it reduces the claim against the others to the extent of any amount stipulated by the release or the covenant or in the amount of the consideration paid for it, whichever is the greater.
2.It discharges the tortfeasor to whom it is given from all liability for contribution to any other tortfeasor.
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