BYRNE v. SUNRIDGE BUILDERS, INC.

No. 77668.

475 P.3d 38 (2020)

136 Nev. Adv. Opn. 69

Janette BYRNE, AS TRUSTEE OF the UOFM TRUST, Appellant, v. SUNRIDGE BUILDERS, INC., a Nevada Corporation; Lands West Builders, Inc., a Nevada Corporation; Bryant Masonry, LLC, a Nevada Limited Liability Company; DMK Concrete, Inc., a Nevada Corporation; Green Planet Landscaping, LLC, a Nevada Limited Liability Company; Lifeguard Pool Maintenance, d/b/a Lifeguard Pools, a Nevada Corporation; Prestige Roofing, Inc., a Nevada Corporation; Pyramid Plumbing, Inc., a Nevada Corporation; Rivera Framing, Inc., d/b/a Rivera Framers, a Nevada Corporation; and S&L Roofing, Inc., a Colorado Corporation, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Filed October 29, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Molof & Vohl and Robert C. Vohl , Reno; Springel & Fink, LLP, and Wendy Walker and Adam Springel , Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Gordon & Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, and Robert E. Schumacher and Brian Walters , Las Vegas, for Respondent Lands West Builders, Inc.

Wolfenzon Rolle and Bruno Wolfenzon and Jonathan Rolle , Las Vegas, for Respondent Green Planet Landscaping, LLC.

Resnick & Louis, P.C., and Athanasia E. Dalacas , Las Vegas, for Respondent Sunridge Builders, Inc.

Brown Bonn & Friedman, LLP, and Kevin Brown and Lori Jordan , Las Vegas, for Respondents DMK Concrete, Inc., and Prestige Roofing, Inc.

Keating Law Group and Bryce Buekwalter , Las Vegas, for Respondent Pyramid Plumbing, Inc.

Law Offices of David R. Johnson, PLLC, and David R. Johnson , Las Vegas, for Respondent Rivera Framing, Inc.

Morris Sullivan Lemkul, LLP, and Christopher Turtzo and Matthew Yarling , Las Vegas, for Respondents Bryant Masonry, LLC, and S&L Roofing, Inc.

Stephenson & Dickinson, P.C., and Marsha L. Stephenson , Las Vegas, for Respondent Lifeguard Pool Maintenance.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.


OPINION

When the Legislature retroactively shortened the statute of repose for construction defect lawsuits with the enactment of Assembly Bill (A.B.) 125 in 2015, it created a grace period for a claimant to "commence" an action even after the statute of repose had run. In this appeal, we clarify that...

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