N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 4533-b: Proof of payment by joint tort-feasor

Rule 4533-b. Proof of payment by joint tort-feasor. In an action for

personal injury, injury to property or for wrongful death, any proof as

to payment by or settlement with another joint tort-feasor, or one

claimed to be a joint tort-feasor, offered by a defendant in mitigation

of damages, shall be taken out of the hearing of the jury. The court

shall deduct the proper amount, as determined pursuant to section 15-108

of the general obligations law, from the award made by the jury.