Spitzer v. Schussel
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Rosalyn Richter, J.), entered September 18, 2006, which denied plaintiffs motion to amend the complaint to assert two additional causes of action against defendant Schussel individually, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Generally, leave to amend a pleading is freely granted in the absence of prejudice or surprise to the opposing party. Mere lateness is not a barrier to amendment. To establish prejudice, which must be significant (see Edenwald Contr. Co. v City of New York, 60 NY2d 957 [1983]), there must be some indication that the opposing party will…
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