Casino Properties, Inc. v. Andrews

OPINION

Respondents David and Joan DelRossi, husband and wife, their four young children, and their adult niece, Kelly Andrews, filed suit against appellants for intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, failure to provide protection from abuse by appellants’ employees, and invasion of privacy. Respondents were awarded $15,000 at arbitration, appellants filed a motion for a trial de novo, and respondents filed a motion to strike appellants’ motion. The district court granted respondents’ motion and refused to grant a trial de novo on the basis that appellants did not defend…