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Lateness Not a Barrier to Motion to Amend Pleadings/Addition of Wrongful Death Cause of Action Allowed; No Prejudice to Defendant

The Second Department upheld Supreme Court’s grant of a motion to amend a complaint to add a cause of action for wrongful death “long after the action ha[d] been certified for trial…”.  The Second Department explained:

Although the plaintiff delayed in making the motion, ” [m]ere lateness is not a barrier to the amendment. It must be lateness coupled with significant prejudice to the other side'”…. Contrary to the defendants’ contentions, they did not demonstrate that they would be significantly prejudiced by the amendment. In light of the medical records of the plaintiff’s decedent, which documented multiple hospital admissions and her declining medical condition following the subject accident, along with the decedent’s deposition testimony regarding the aggravation of pre-existing medical conditions, the defendants cannot, under the circumstances of this case, claim to have been surprised by the amendment … . Moreover, the plaintiff offered a reasonable excuse for the delay, and to avoid any possible prejudice to the defendants, the Supreme Court granted them time to obtain further discovery … . Henry v MTA, 2013 NY Slip Op 03457, 2nd Dept, 5-15-13

 

 

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