Moss v. American International Adjustment Co.

RAMIL, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant American International Adjustment Co., Inc. (AIAC) appeals from the order denying its motion for the appointment of an arbitrator to decide a no-fault dispute between AIAC and Plaintiff-Appellee, Kathleen N. Moss. Because (1) Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 431:10C-213 (1993) does not provide independent authority to compel arbitration in the absence of a mandatory agreement to do so, (2) the parties had not agreed to compulsory arbitration, and (3) Moss chose circuit court as her forum, we affirm the order of the circuit court. 1

I. BACKGROUND

On September…