Wallkill 5 Associates II v. Tectonic Engineering P.C.

Wallkill 5 Associates (plaintiff) sued Tectonic Engineering (defendant) for breach of warranties and professional-care standards, without suing Walter Poppe General Contractors, who had developed the property. Tectonic sought to implead Poppe, arguing Poppe's construction work-not Tectonic's engineering-caused the property's problems.

Whether a defendant can implead a third party under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 14(a) if the third party is not potentially liable to the defendant.