GELB v. AIR CON REFRIGERATION AND HEATING

No. 1-03-2275.

826 N.E.2d 391 (2005)

356 Ill. App.3d 686

292 Ill.Dec. 250

Dana GELB, John E. Hill, and Don Perry, Individually and on Behalf of a Class of Similarly Situated Persons, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AIR CON REFRIGERATION AND HEATING, INC., Hill Mechanical Corp., Chicagoland Sheet Metal Contractors Association, Exelon Services, Inc., Johnson Ventilating Company, Air Comfort Corp., Air Dynamics, Inc., Air Supply a/c and Heating, Inc., Albert J. Wagner and Son, Inc., Amber Mechanical Contractors, Inc., American Blow Pipe Co., Inc., AMS Mechanical Systems, Inc., Atomatic Mechanical Services, Inc., B and N Heating and Air Conditioning, Bishop Heating, Inc., Builders Heating, Inc., Carey's Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc., Chicago Blow Pipe Company, Chicago Conditionaire Company, Cleats Mfg. Company, Climatemp, Inc., CSM Mechanical, Inc., Doornbos Heating and Air Conditioning, Edwards Engineering, Inc., Elgin Sheet Metal Company, F.E. Moran, Inc., Fresh Aire, Inc., GHC Mechanical, Inc., James H. Anderson, Inc., John Maier Company, Key West Metal Fabricators, Inc., Kirby Sheet Metal Works, Inc., Lathomas Mechanical, Inc., McCauley Mechanical Construction, Inc., Merchants Environmental Industries, Inc., Nelson Bros., Inc., O'Hare Engineering, Inc., Ortiz Mechanical Contractors, Inc., R.B. Hayward Company, Scarlet Glow Heating & Cooling Company, Sheet Metal Works, Inc., Stern Corp., Sun Ray Heating, Inc., Tal-Mar Custom Metal Fabricators Corp. the Heat Engineering Company, Therm Flo, Inc., Thompson Mechanical Corp., V.A. Smith Company, Villa Mechanical, Inc., William J. Perkinson Co., Inc., and Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 73, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied April 22, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jac A. Cotiguala, Luanne M. Galovich of Jac A. Cotiguala & Associates, Robin B. Potter, of Potter & Schaffner, P.C., Joel M. Hellman, Charles Pressman, Chicago, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Frederick V. Lochbihler of Chapman & Cutler, Chicago, for Air Con Refrigeration and Heating, Inc.

David J. Lloyd of Rohlfing & Oberholzer, Chicago, for Hill Mechanical Corp.

James P. DeNardo of McKenna Storer, Chicago, for Chicagoland Sheet Metal.

Douglas A. Graham, Chicago, for Exelon Services.

Ronald J. Passarelli, Amy J. Pena of Andrews Koehler & Passarelli, P.C., Chicago, for F.E. Moran.

William H. Hrabek, Jr., of Goldstine, Skrodzki, Russian, Nemec and Hoff, Ltd., Burr Ridge, for AMS Mechanical.

Michael Daley of Daley & George Ltd. Chicago, for Union.

Joan Meyers of Johnson and Colmar, Chicago, for Atomatic.

Edward N. Druck of Franczek Sullivan P.C., Chicago, for Metalmaster Sheet Metal, Inc.; Air Comfort Corp.; Air Dynamics, Inc.; Albert J. Wagner & Son, Inc.; Amber Mechanical Contractors, Inc.; Bishop Heating, Inc.; Carey's Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.; Chicago Blow Pipe Company; Cleats Mfg., Co.; Climatemp, Inc.; Fresh Aire, Inc.; GHC Mechanical, Inc.; James H. Anderson, Inc.; John Maier Co.; Kirby Sheet Metal Works, Inc.; McCauley Mechanical Construction, Inc.; Nelson Bros., Inc.; O'Hare Engineering, Inc.; Ortiz Mechanical Contractors, Inc.; R.B. Hayward Company; Stern Corporation; Sun Ray Heating, Inc.; Therm Flo, Inc.; and William J. Perkinson Co., Inc.


Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This cause comes to us on an appeal subsequent to our remandment to the trial court in order to allow the plaintiffs to bring a motion for class certification. See Gelb v. Air Con Refrigeration & Heating, Inc., 326 Ill.App.3d 809, 260 Ill.Dec. 421, 761 N.E.2d...

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