Burnett v. C.B.A. Security Service, Inc.

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• recognizing that the district court has discretion in ruling on a motion to amend a complaint and that delay, bad faith, and dilatory motive are valid reasons for such a denial
• explaining that respondeat superior liability broadly attaches “only when the employee is under the control of the employer and when the act is within the scope of 19 employment”
• affirming the district court's denial of appellant's motion to amend her complaint based on the untimeliness of the motion, which was filed 3 years after the original complaint and 6 years after the underlying accident occurred
• affirming the district court's denial of appellant's motion to amend her complaint based on the untimeliness of the motion, which was filed 3 years after the original complaint and 6 years after the underlying accident occurred
• affirming the district court's denial of appellant's motion to amend her complaint based on the untimeliness of the motion, which was filed 3 years after the original complaint and 6 years after the underlying accident occurred
• employer was not liable for injuries caused by employee when employee’s actions were not furthering the business interests of the employer

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