McCarthy v. Komori America Corp.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JOYNER, District Judge.

Presently before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion to Amend the Complaint to Include a Count for Punitive Damages. In response to Plaintiffs’ Motion, Defendant argues that Plaintiffs unjustifiably delayed filing their Motion, that allowing amendment of the complaint at this late date would needlessly extend the discovery period, and that amendment would be prejudicial to Defendant. For the reasons that follow, we agree with Defendant and will deny Plaintiffs’ Motion.

Motions to amend pleadings are governed by Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a), which, except in some…