California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Title v. Lyons, F066661 (Cal. App. 2014):
original and amended complaint must seek a recovery based on the same general set of facts. (Ibid.; see Smeltzley v. Nicholson Mfg. Co. (1977) 18 Cal.3d 932, 934 ["same general set of facts" requirement met where "amended complaint seeks recovery for same accident and injuries as the original complaint"].)
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