The circuit court transferred the case to arbitration. However, in drafting the complaint, she had miscalculated the economic and noneconomic damages. Plaintiff provided a memorandum of authorities, and defendant responded to that memorandum. It is clear that such fees always were sought. The Court of Appeals affirmed, citing Wyatt .
Defendant contends that the phrase refers only to the original complaint in an action.
We look first to the text and context of the statute. Statutory context includes other provisions of the same statute and other related statutes. ORS 20.080 does not specify a pleading procedure different from the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure. An amended pleading must be complete without reference to the original pleading or any preceding amended pleading. After an original pleading has been amended, it no longer has status as a pleading in the action.