Noble v. HOOTERS OF GREENVILLE (NC), LLC

STEPHENS, Judge.

I. Procedural History

On 15 November 2005, Justin Wayne Noble and Matthew Allen Noble (“Plaintiffs”) filed separate complaints against Jonathan Lee Sugg, the driver of an automobile in which Plaintiffs had been passengers, for severe injuries arising out of an automobile accident that occurred on 30 December 2003. The complaints alleged that Sugg had operated the motor vehicle negligently, although the complaints did not allege that Sugg was intoxicated at the time of the accident, or that his intoxication was a cause of the accident. Plaintiffs’ motions to amend their…