Government Employees Insurance v. Campbell

Following mandatory arbitration in this subrogation action involving damages sustained in a vehicle collision by plaintiffs subrogor, judgment on liability was entered in favor of plaintiff, Government Employees Insurance Company (hereinafter, GEICO), and against defendant, Bernadette Campbell. However, the arbitrators awarded GEICO $0 in damages as they found that GEICO had violated defendant’s Rule 237(b) (166 Ill. 2d R. 237(b)) notice to produce by failing to produce the “adjuster with the entire claim file.” GEICO attempted to reject the award, but the trial court entered an order…