By Ian P. Gillan, Esq. and Sarah J. Bean, Esq. (As appeared in the July 2010 Nevada Lawyer, Volume 18, Issue 7)

The face of multihomeowner, representative-type construction defect actions has evolved greatly over the past five years in Nevada. Prior to the Nevada Supreme Court’s 2005 landmark decision in Shuette v. Beazer Homes Holding Corp., there was little authority in Nevada regarding representative-type construction defect actions.