Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, LLP. v. Albany-Troy Neurosurgical Associates, P.C.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Doyle, J.), entered February 5, 2007 in Albany County, which, among other things, granted defendants’ motion to amend their third-party complaint.

Plaintiff commenced the underlying action against defendants seeking payment of unpaid legal fees. Defendants brought a third-party action against, among others, Joshua D. Powell, the former CEO of the corporate defendants, and Edward Scheid Jr., a physician formerly associated with the corporate defendants. Powell and Scheid made a pre-answer motion to dismiss the third-party action, which was denied, and…