Arbitration of Kerber v. Allied Group Insurance

OPINION

KALITOWSKI, Judge.

Appellant contends the district court erred in concluding that an arbitrator did not have the authority to require respondent to pay appellant’s expert witness fees.

FACTS

The parties participated in no-fault arbitration pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 65B.525 (1992) to resolve a dispute regarding covered losses. Following arbitration, the arbitrator entered an award requiring respondent to pay appellant, among other sums, $750 for appellant’s expert witness fees.

After the arbitrator denied respondent’s request to modify the award pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 572.16 (1992),…