Ricky D. West et al., Respondents, v. Mark Hogan et al., Appellants and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants. David VandeWater, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent

OPINION OF THE COURT

On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.11), order affirmed, with costs. The courts below did not err as a matter of law in awarding punitive damages (see Ross v Louise Wise Servs., Inc., 8 NY3d 478, 489 [2007]). Concur: Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones.