Legal Opinion
Tri-Tec Design, Inc. v. Zatek Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 2, 2014No. 13648N 401496/11PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Anil C. Singh, J.), entered June 28, 2013, which granted defendant’s motion to amend its answer to include two counterclaims, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
“Leave to amend the pleadings ‘shall be freely given’ absent prejudice or surprise resulting directly from the delay” (McCaskey, Davies & Assoc. v New York City Health & Hosps. Corp., 59 NY2d 755, 757 [1983] [citations omitted]). Mere delay in seeking to amend a pleading does not warrant denial of the motion, in the absence of prejudice (Cherebin v Empress Ambulance Serv., Inc., 43 AD3d 364, 365…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McCaskey, Davies & Associates, Inc. v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- MBIA Insurance v. Greystone & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Cherebin v. Empress Ambulance Service, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Kocourek v. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Shipley Miller v. CohenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
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