Allstate Insurance v. Pena

The defendant, Victor Pena, appeals from the trial court’s order striking his notice of rejection of an arbitration panel award favoring the plaintiff, Allstate Insurance Company (the company). We reverse and remand.

After the company filed a complaint against the defendant, the matter was set for an arbitration hearing. The defendant was served with a notice to produce and appear, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 237 (134 Ill. 2d R. 237). At the hearing, the defendant was represented by counsel, but did not appear personally. The arbitration panel found for the company and ordered the defendant…