N.Y. C.P.L.R. 4533-b

Rule 4533-b. Proof of payment by joint tort-feasor. In an action for\npersonal injury, injury to property or for wrongful death, any proof as\nto payment by or settlement with another joint tort-feasor, or one\nclaimed to be a joint tort-feasor, offered by a defendant in mitigation\nof damages, shall be taken out of the hearing of the jury. The court\nshall deduct the proper amount, as determined pursuant to section 15-108\nof the general obligations law, from the award made by the jury.\n