A commercial landlord sought to amend its complaint “to name additional defendants and to add allegations to pierce the corporate veil” of a WeWork related tenant entity (tenant), in order to hold “its parent entities liable for its alleged breach of the lease….” The court granted the plaintiff’s motion.
CPLR 3025(b) permits amendment of pleadings “at any time by leave of court” and “[m]otions for leave to amend should be freely granted, absent prejudice or surprise… unless the proposed amendment is palpably insufficient or patently devoid of merit….”
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