The plaintiff, who sued his former employer FedEx for constructive dismissal and retaliatory discharge, moved for leave to further amend his statement of claim or, alternatively, to file a Reply.
The proposed amendments sought to add allegations regarding FedEx's motives for allegedly ignoring his complaints about customs irregularities, claiming the company was distracted by more serious illegal activities.
The Master dismissed the motion, finding the proposed amendments were irrelevant to the core issues of the dismissal claim, pleaded evidence rather than material facts, and inappropriately raised new issues that could not be addressed by further defence pleadings.
