The third parties, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Corey Poechman, moved to strike a third-party claim brought against them by the Arbour defendants.
The Arbour defendants sought contribution and indemnity from the third parties for any liability they might face in the main fraud action.
The court found that the third-party claim failed to disclose a reasonable cause of action because it did not allege that the third parties owed any duty to the plaintiffs, which is a requirement for a contribution claim.
Consequently, the court struck the third-party claim but granted the Arbour defendants leave to amend their pleadings.
