‘Amend a complaint to add a cause of action for a constructional defect’ means any act by which a claimant seeks to:

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 40.603

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.

1.  Add to the pleadings a defective component that is not otherwise included in the pleadings and for which a notice was not previously given; or

2.  Amend the pleadings in such a manner that the practical effect is the addition of a constructional defect that is not otherwise included in the pleadings. The term does not include amending a complaint to plead a different cause for a constructional defect which is included in the same action.