New York Supreme Court December 20, 2001 (Andresen v. Kirschner)

*780OPINION OF THE COURT

Kibbie F. Payne, J.

This is a posttrial application made by plaintiffs, Joseph Andresen and Adrienne Aridresen, for an order setting aside the verdict rendered on October 2, 2001 and for a new trial (CPLR 4404 [a]), on the ground that the defense counsel’s introduction of evidence concerning plaintiffs’ pretrial settlement with a nonparty, Kevin Leeks, violated CPLR 4547