Saldana v. Newmann

Following a mandatory arbitration in this negligence action, the circuit court entered judgment on the arbitration award in favor of defendant Nicole M. Newmann and against plaintiff Rebecca Saldana. On appeal, plaintiff contends the trial court abused its discretion when it barred her from rejecting the arbitration award.

Plaintiff filed a negligence action, alleging certain injuries, following a one-car accident in which she was a passenger and defendant was the driver when the car left the road and ended in a ditch. Ultimately, the trial court ordered that the matter be presented for…