The court properly denied plaintiff's motion to amend the second amended complaint on the ground that the proposed amendments lack merit and would delay discovery and trial in this action. Leave to amend a pleading should be "freely given" (CPLR 3025[b]) "as a matter of discretion in the absence of prejudice or surprise" (Stroock & Stroock & Lavan v Beltramini,
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