Tennessee Court Denies Upperline Bid to Add 2 Claims After 13-Month Delay
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Updated · Bloomberg Law · Jun 1
Tennessee Court Denies Upperline Bid to Add 2 Claims After 13-Month Delay
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg Law · Jun 1
Summary
A Tennessee federal judge refused Upperline Healthcare PC leave to file a first amended complaint adding breach-of-contract and tortious-interference claims against a podiatrist and other defendants.
Rule 16(b) drove the ruling: the court said Upperline missed the amendment deadline by 13 months, failed to show good cause, and had not acted diligently in seeking the changes.
The judge also found the late amendment would prejudice the defendant, blocking Upperline from expanding the case with the new claims at this stage.