County of Westchester v. Welton Becket Associates
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Thompson, J.
In this complex litigation arising out of the construction of the Westchester County Courthouse in White Plains, New York, this court must address three separate issues. Subdivision (b) of section 15-108 of the General Obligations Law provides that a release given in good faith by an injured person to one wrongdoer relieves that wrongdoer from liability to any other person for contribution as provided for in CPLR article 14. We must decide in this case if nonsettling parties seeking contribution under CPLR article 14 from settling parties have sufficiently…
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