Allstate Insurance v. Fisher

The plaintiff, Allstate Insurance Company (hereinafter Allstate), filed a petition to vacate an arbitration award rendered under the “uninsured motorist” provision of an insurance policy issued by it to the defendant, Dorcie Fisher (hereinafter Policyholder).

Allstate seeks to set aside the award due to the failure of the arbitrator to render the award within 30 days after the closing of the arbitration hearing as provided by the rules of the American Arbitration Association (hereinafter AAA), the appropriate regulatory authority established by the terms of Allstate’s policy.

The trial court…