Joseph Petito and Nichole Schmidt say the Laundries “knew of the mental suffering and anguish” they were experiencing while their daughter was missing but refused to disclose information about her whereabouts, according to the lawsuit.
, where Christopher and Roberta Laundrie, the parents of the presumed killer, live.
"As a matter of law, the Laundries' silence [conduct] could not form the basis of a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress," he said.
While the defense said it's sympathetic to the emotional pain Petito's loved ones must still be suffering, Laundrie's parents said they can't be held responsible for it.
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