Can a plaintiff amend its own complaint to add causes of action in response to a cross-complaint?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Macpherson Oil Co. v. Smoot, F072307 (Cal. App. 2017):
plaintiff amending its own complaint to add causes of action in response to a cross-complaint. In fact, under California law, courts must liberally grant leave to amend pleadings. (Nestle v. City of Santa Monica (1972) 6 Cal.3d 920, 939.)
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