CARLIN, SUZETTE R. v. PATEL, M.D., RAJNIKANT M.

Memorandum: Plaintiffs commenced this medical malpractice action (main action), and defendant/third-party plaintiff, Zahid M. Chohan, M.D., asserted cross claims for contribution against defendants/third-party defendants, Rajnikant M. Patel, M.D. and Mohammad Sarwar, M.D., that were converted into a third-party action after the main action was dismissed against Patel and Sarwar. The parties to the third-party action agreed to sever that action from the main action and to conduct the trial therein at a later date. At the conclusion of the trial in the main action, the jury returned a verdict…