Harodite Industries, Inc. v. Warren Electric Corporation

Summary

The Court affirmed the denial of Harodite's motion to amend because the motion was filed after substantial delay, close to trial, and would have required extensive new discovery, expert work, and trial preparation. The Court also held that Rhode Island's ten-year statute of limitations applied under its interest-weighing choice-of-law approach because Rhode Island had the most significant relationship to the parties and the claims. Justice FLAHERTY, joined by Justice INDEGLIA, concurred in the result but would have adopted a categorical rule that statutes of limitations are procedural and governed by forum law.