Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
The third-party plaintiff, having settled with the plaintiff and obtained its own release from liability, is not now entitled to claim contribution from the third-party defendant-respondent (see, General Obligations Law § 15-108 [c]). Nor may it circumvent this statutory prohibition by presenting its claim as one for indemnification (see, Salonia v Samsol Homes,
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