TSP-Hope, Inc. v. Home Innovators of Illinois, LLC

Plaintiff, TSP-Hope, Inc., filed a complaint against defendant, Home Innovators of Illinois, LLC, alleging various issues involving a contract with defendant wherein defendant agreed to build houses for plaintiff. Defendant responded to the complaint and filed a counterclaim. Defendant eventually filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to section 2 — 619 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 619 (West 2006)), invoking the contract’s mandatory mediation and arbitration clause. The trial court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss. Plaintiff filed a motion to reconsider, which the…