B. To bring someone into into a lawsuit.
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To bring (someone) into into a lawsuit, especially to bring (a new party) into the action.
Impleader, n. A procedure by which a third party is brought into a lawsuit, especially by a defendant who seeks to shift liability to someone not sued by the plaintiff. Black's Law Dictionary Eight Edition 2004
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A New York jury on Thursday rejected a widow's claim that her husband's death resulted from events triggered by a Benihana hibachi chef playfully tossing a piece of hot shrimp at him. Jerry Colaitis' family alleged that he injured his neck while avoiding the flying food, and that he ultimately died from infection six months after a second surgical procedure. The jury deliberated for two hours before finding unanimously that the restaurant was not responsible. Neither side impleaded any of the doctors who had operated on Mr. Colaitis or treated him. He died on Nov. 22, 2001, two days after he was admitted to St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, N.J., with a fever that spiked to 109.7 degrees, touching off a systemic organ failure that was ultimately fatal. Andrew Harris, New York Law Journal 02-10-2006