Hamilton v. Williams

If, indeed, the object of arbitration is to achieve the final disposition of disputes in an easier, more expeditious and less expensive manner than by litigation (Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508 v. Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600 (1981), 102 Ill. App. 3d 681), this case is arbitration gone seriously awry. Following receipt of the arbitrator’s award in July 1987, its subsequent vacation, ordered rearbitration and denial of vacation of the rearbitration award, more than three years’ time has passed, 12,000-plus pages of pleadings and reports of proceeding…