Yorulmazoglu v. Lake Forest Hospital

Plaintiff, Erol Yorulmazoglu, appeals from the dismissal by the circuit court of Cook County, pursuant to section 2 — 619(a)(4) of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 619(a)(4) (West 2002)), of his petition seeking to vacate an arbitration award entered in a proceeding between plaintiff, two other claimants, and defendant, Lake Forest Hospital. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

In August 1999, plaintiff, a physician, became an employee of defendant. Pursuant to a three-year employment agreement, plaintiff was employed as an oncologist in a division of the hospital named Deerpath Medical Associates.…