Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
We conclude that the denial of the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend her complaint to add a cause of action for punitive damages was a proper exercise of discretion. A demand for punitive damages does not amount to a separate cause of action for pleading purposes (see, e.g., Friar v Vanguard Holding Corp.,
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