ration of their case or were prevented from taking some measure in support of their position (see McGhee v Odell, 96 AD3d 449, 450 [1st Dept 2012]; Kocourek v Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., 85 AD3d 502, 504 [1st Dept 2011]). Furthermore, while there was a two-year delay by plaintiffs in seeking such leave, d