Young v. A. Holly Patterson Geriatric Center
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Jonas, J.), entered July 23, 2004, which denied her motion to amend the complaint to add a cause of action pursuant to Public Health Law § 2801-d.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Although leave to amend a pleading is to be freely given absent surprise or prejudice resulting from the delay (see CPLR 3025 [b]), the determination as to whether to grant such leave is within the court’s discretion, and the exercise of that discretion will not be lightly…
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