Legal Opinion
Lagano v. Chrysler Corp.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 1, 1997No. 1:93-cv-00145PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SEYBERT, District Judge:
Pending before the Court is the motion of third-party defendant Waldorf Motor Sales, Inc. (“Waldorf”) to dismiss defendant Chrysler Corporation’s third-party complaint seeking contribution and indemnification in the event of Chrysler’s liability in the underlying strict products liability action. Waldorf is the employer of plaintiff Paul Lagano, who was injured while repairing a damaged fuel tank manufactured by Chrysler Corporation. Waldorf makes this motion on the grounds that New York’s new Omnibus Workers’ Compensation Reform Act of 1996, which…
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