Laatz v. Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency

PRESIDING JUSTICE HUTCHINSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Alan Laatz, appeals from the circuit court’s denial of his application to vacate an arbitration award rejecting his claim for uninsured motorist benefits against defendant, Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency. Plaintiff argues that the court erred by dismissing his application because the arbitration award was achieved through “undue means” contrary to section 12(a)(1) of the Uniform Arbitration Act (the Arbitration Act) (710 ILCS 5/12(a)(l) (West 2000)). More specifically, he argues that the arbitrator improperly…