The complaint amendment enables claimant to add or subtract from allegations already made. Complaint can be amended without court permission (as of course) within the period an answer is due. The amendment should be detailed realleging the complaint allegations and then amending by ading to or subtracting from allegations already made. Defendant will have to anser the amended complaint in due course irrespective of defendant's original answer.

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Myron J. Meadow spent the major portion of his legal career as a Senior Litigator for the Law firm of Weil, Gotshal  & Manges in New York City. He handled civil and commercial litigation as well as appellate practice.  Although he is a graduate of New York University School of Law, he has on multiple occasions served as a Moot Court Judge at Columbia University School of Law, his wife, Claire’s alma mater. He is listed in Who’s Who in American Law 2nd edition.

He served as a part time instructor in the Paralegal program at Baruch College, City of New York teaching general litigation and procedure.  He has served as a volunteer Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and the Arbitration Council of the Textile Apparel Industry.  As a member of the Bar Association of the State of New York, Landlord Tenant Section of the Real Property Committee, he wrote several articles. He served on the Board of Directors of the Bronx County Bar Association and chaired its Legislation Committee for ten years. He was among the group of pro bono legal advisors to the New York Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust.

 As an undergraduate student at the College of the City of New York, he was President of the Government and Law Society. He also was the Captain of the City College golf team earning a Varsity Letter for Golf. He is a member of the U.S. Committee Sports for Israel where he was particularly involved with the Masters’ Golf Team and also with sponsorship of young athletes to the World Maccabiah Games in Israel.