Legal Opinion
Alharbi v. Beck
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 5, 2015No. Civil No. 14-11550-PBSPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, Chief Judge.
On February 13, 2015, Plaintiff moved to amend the complaint and add a count for unjust enrichment. The basic theory is that defendants were unjustly enriched by advertising and subscriber revenue by defaming defendant as the financier of the Marathon bomber. Defendants opposed the motion as futile.1
A court should freely give leave to amend a pleading “when justice so requires.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a); Foman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 182, 83 S.Ct. 227, 9 L.Ed.2d 222 (1962). “Rule 15(a) reflects a liberal amendment policy.” U.S. ex rel. *168Gagne v. City of…
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