Leave to amend a pleading "shall be freely given" in the absence of surprise or prejudice (CPLR 3025 [b]). However, the determination whether to grant such leave is within the court's discretion, and the exercise of that discretion will not be lightly disturbed (see Sewkarran v DeBellis,
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