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MOTION TO AMEND PLEADINGS NO LONGER REQUIRES A SHOWING OF THE MERIT OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT, THIRD DEPT JOINS THE OTHER THREE DEPARTMENTS (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department, in a full-fledged opinion by Justice Mulvey, following the other three departments, determined that a motion to amend the pleadings no longer requires a demonstration of the merit of the proposed amendment:

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We have previously adhered to a rule requiring the proponent of a motion for leave to amend a pleading to make a “sufficient evidentiary showing to support the proposed claim” … , that is, to make an “evidentiary showing that the proposed amendments have merit” … . However, we are persuaded to depart from that line of authority and follow the lead of the other three Departments, and we now hold that “[n]o evidentiary showing of merit is required under CPLR 3025 (b)” … . Thus, the rule on a motion for leave to amend a pleading is that the movant need not establish the merits of the proposed amendment and, “[i]n the absence of prejudice or surprise resulting directly from the delay in seeking leave, such applications are to be freely granted unless the proposed amendment is palpably insufficient or patently devoid of merit”… . The rationale for adopting this rule is that the liberal standard for leave to amend that was adopted by the drafters of the CPLR is inconsistent with requiring an evidentiary showing of merit on such a motion. “If the opposing party [on a motion to amend] wishes to test the merits of the proposed added cause of action or defense, that party may later move for summary judgment [or to dismiss] upon a proper showing” … . NYAHSA Servs., Inc., Self-Insurance Trust v People Care Inc., 2017 NY Slip Op 07918, Third Dept 11-9-17

 

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