Legal Opinion
Donovan v. American Skandia Life Assurance Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 2, 2003No. 02 CV 9859(MP)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION TO ALTER JUDGMENT AND AMEND COMPLAINT
POLLACK, Senior District Judge.
DECISION AND ORDER
Where a proposed amended complaint cannot itself survive a motion to dismiss, leave to amend would be futile and may clearly be denied. See In re American Exp. Co. Shareholder Litig., 39 F.3d 395, 402 (2d Cir.1994) (“leave to amend may be denied if the amendment would be futile”); see also Emergent Capital Inv. Management, LLC v. Stonepath Group, Inc., 195 F.Supp.2d 551, 563 n. 4 (S.D.N.Y.2002) (where plaintiff was given the opportunity to amend its complaint and submitted substantially the same…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In Re American Express Company Shareholder LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Emergent Capital Investment Management, LLC v. Stonepath Group, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2002
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