GERSHAK v. FEIGN

Nos. 1-98-2855, 1-98-3285, 1-98-3286, 1-98-3481, 1-98-3561, 1-98-3712, 1-98-3912, 1-98-3919, 1-98-3923, 1-98-4022, 1-98-4040, 1-98-4056 and 1-98-4468.

738 N.E.2d 600 (2000)

317 Ill.App.3d 14

250 Ill.Dec. 384

Paul GERSHAK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marlene J. FEIGN and Kelly Feign, Defendants-Appellants. Arthur Henry, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donna Murphy, Defendant-Appellant. Allen Prodehl, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kathy Papadimitriou and Peter Papadimitriou, Defendants-Appellants. Dawn E. Savage, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melvin Epstein, Defendant-Appellant. Robert J. Denzel, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sam Sapp, Defendant-Appellant. Keith Ellison, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher Omiotek, Defendant-Appellant. Bethzaida Sotomayor and Valentin Sotomayor, Individually and as Parents and n/b/f of Enely Sotomayor, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. David S. Reed and David L. Reed, Defendants-Appellants. Elizabeth Pena and Armando Pena, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Shah Popal, Defendant-Appellant. Theresa Fernandez and Alfred Zuccarrello, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ray L. Brown, Defendant-Appellant. State Farm Insurance Company, a/s/o Olivia Waggoner, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ruth Eva Schmidt, incorrectly sued as Rosi Schmidt, Defendant-Appellant. Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, a/s/o South Holland Metal Finishing, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffrey J. Lovato, Defendant-Appellant. Hanover Insurance Company, a/s/o Frank Merino, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Gawrys, Defendant-Appellant. Frances Estrada, Luis Maldonado, Jonathan Brito and Joseph Estrada, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Victorio Dayrit, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing November 7, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Parrillo, Weiss & O'Halloran, Chicago (Keely Truax, Michael J. O'Halloran and Clifford M. Panek, of counsel), for Appellants Marlene J. Feign, Kelly Feign, Sam Sapp, Christopher Omiotek, Ruth Eva Schmidt, Jeffrey J. Lovato, John Gawrys, Victorio Dayrit.

No appearance for Appellee Paul Gershak.

Frank C. Stevens and John R. Adams of Taylor, Miller, Sprowl, Hoffnagle & Merletti, Chicago, for Appellants Donna Murphy, Kathy Papadimitriou.

Law Offices of Joseph Younes, Chicago, for Appellee Arthur Henry.

Taylor, Miller, Sprowl, Hoffnagle & Merletti, Chicago, for Appellant Peter Papadimitriou.

William J. Turner of Evins, Friend & Sklare, Ltd., Chicago, for Appellee Allen Prodehl.

Stride, Craddock & Stride, Chicago, for Appellant Melvin Epstein.

Howard Bernstein of Bernstein & Rochell, Ltd., Buffalo Grove, for Appellee Dawn E. Savage.

Milton M. Blumenthal, Chicago, for Appellee Robert J. Denzel.

Kathleen Walsh of Karp & Ellis, Chicago, for Appellee Keith Ellison.

Beermann, Swerdlove, Woloshin & Barezky, Chicago (Alvin R. Becker, Howard A. London and Gabriel B. Antman, of counsel), for Appellants David S. Reed, David L. Reed, Ray L. Brown.

Gary B. Friedman, Ltd., Chicago, for Appellees Bethzaida Sotomayor and Valentin Sotomayor.

John C. Steward of Thomas L. Burdelik & Associates, Chicago, for Appellant Shah Popal.

Law Offices of Jeffrey M. Isaacson, Chicago, for Appellees Elizabeth Pena and Aramando Pena.

Alvin W. Block & Associates, Chicago, for Appellees Theresa Fernandez and Alfred Zuccarrello.

Glyn Rostoker of Mathein & Rostoker, Chicago, for Appellees State Farm Insurance Company, Hanover Insurance Company.

Cavenaugh & Matek, P.C., Chicago, for Appellee Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.

Benjamin, Berneman & Bruesch, Ltd., Chicago, for Appellees Frances Estrada, Luis Maldonado, Jonathan Brito, Joseph Estrada.


MODIFIED ON DENIAL OF REHEARING

Presiding Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

We review a trial court order that barred rejection of arbitration awards in 122 cases because the notices of rejection were not personally signed by an attorney of record. The notices were filed under Supreme Court Rule 95 (134 Ill.2d R. 95), 1 of 10 supreme court rules (Supreme Court Rules 86 through 95) that govern mandatory arbitration of civil actions exclusively...

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