East Hampton Union Free School District v. Sandpebble Builders, Inc.

The plaintiff sought leave to amend the complaint to add allegations against the defendant Victor Canseco so as to impose personal liability against him under a theory of piercing the corporate veil. “In the absence of significant prejudice or surprise to the opposing party, leave to amend a pleading should be freely given, unless the proposed amendment is palpably insufficient or patently devoid of merit” (Russo v Lapeer Contr. Co., Inc., 84 AD3d 1344 [2011] [citations omitted]; see CPLR 3025 [b]). “A [party] seeking to pierce the corporate veil must demonstrate that a court in equity should…