State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Hayek

Respondent, Bassem Hayek, filed a petition for leave to appeal from an order of the circuit court of Du Page County denying his motion for a change of venue from Du Page County to Cook County. We granted the petition for leave to appeal, but now conclude that jurisdiction is lacking.

Petitioner, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm), filed in the circuit court of Du Page County a petition to vacate an arbitration award against it and in favor of Hayek. The arbitration involved a dispute over the amount of underinsured motorist benefits that State Farm was required to pay…