Legal Opinion
Rinker v. Oberoi
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 29, 2000PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly granted plaintiffs mo*1001tion to amend the complaint to add causes of action for fraud and to amend the ad damnum clause to add a claim for punitive damages. “In the absence of prejudice to the nonmoving party and where the amendment is not ‘plainly lacking in merit’ (Sabol & Rice v Poughkeepsie Galleria Co., 175 AD2d 555, 556), leave to amend pleadings should be ‘freely given’ (CPLR 3025 [b])” (Silvin v Karwoski, 242 AD2d 945). Defendant failed to show that he would be prejudiced by the amendment, and plaintiff made a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sabol & Rice, Inc. v. Poughkeepsie Galleria Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Silvin v. KarwoskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Howe v. AmpilAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
3Cited by6 opinions
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- LaPorta v. Wilmorite, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Niedermeier v. St. Joseph HospitalNew York Supreme Court · 2001
- Carselli-Kalia v. Sunbeam Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
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