Chamberland v. Labarbera

OPINION

On March 2, 1992, appellant Charles Chamberland (“Cham-berland”) crashed his car into the back of respondent Debbie Labarbera’s (“Labarbera”) vehicle. Labarbera filed a negligence suit against Chamberland. Her request for damages was less than $25,000.00, and therefore in accordance with Nevada Arbitration Rule (“NAR”) 3, the matter was subject to mandatory arbitration.

On April 1, 1993, the case was heard by an arbitrator. The arbitrator found in favor of Labarbera and awarded her approximately $16,000.00 in damages. Chamberland filed a request for trial de novo on May 24, 1993.…