Desert Fireplaces Plus, Inc. v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada

OPINION

In this original writ proceeding, we address two issues involving two-year statute of limitations under NRS 78.585 for commencing a cause of action against a dissolved corporation for claims arising before the dissolution. First, we consider at what point a third-party’s claims against a dissolved corporation in a construction defect case arise for purposes of NRS 78.585. We conclude that the claim of a third-party litigant arises when the litigant discovers or should have discovered the defects.

Second, we address whether the two-year statute of limitations for commencing a cause of…