Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The trial court properly exercised its discretion in granting the plaintiff leave to amend its complaint to include demands for punitive damages. Contrary to the defendants' contention, the amended complaint does not improperly set forth independent causes of action for punitive damages (see, Laufer v. Rothschild, Unterberg, Towbin, 143 A.D.2d 732, 734; cf., Tate v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 186 A.D.2d 859; Fiesel v. Nanuet Props. Corp., 125 A.D.2d 292). Sullivan, J.P., Pizzuto, Joy and Goldstein, JJ., concur.