McElroy v. Kitchen

Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly granted the motion of third-party defendants to dismiss the third-party complaint seeking contribution and indemnification. We affirm that portion of the order for reasons stated in the decision at Supreme Court (Kane, J.).

The court also properly denied the motion of defendants to disqualify plaintiffs’ attorney and his law firm from further representation of plaintiffs in this legal malpractice action. The fact that an attorney is in a position to provide relevant testimony regarding the merits and value of the…