Employer's Consortium, Inc. v. Aaron

Plaintiffs, Employer’s Consortium, Inc., and Cory & Associates, Inc., sued to recover on promissory notes made by defendant, Carrie A. Aaron. The case was referred to mandatory arbitration. The arbitrators found the plaintiffs had not participated in good faith and in a meaningful way pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 91(b) (145 111. 2d R. 91(b)). Based on this finding, the trial court debarred the plaintiffs from rejecting the arbitrator’s award. Plaintiffs appealed the trial court’s ruling. We affirm.

Plaintiffs’ amended complaint alleged defendant owed approximately $33,000 on 11 separate…