Supreme Court Affirms Decision to Disallow Plaintiff's Post-Judgment Motion to Amend Complaint

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A trial court ruled correctly when it refused to allow a man to amend his complaint to include claims of unjust enrichment against the maker of Ex-Lax after the court had already decided that he could not recover damages based on his breach of implied warranties of merchantability and fitness claims, the Alabama Supreme Court found. Tom Rampey, et al., v. Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., No. 1011684 (Ala. Sup. Ct.).

The May 30 opinion stated that the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it denied the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend his complaint against …