Illinois Appeals Panel Affirms Parties Must Arbitrate Claims Based On Presumed Contract

(December 16, 2016, 4:31 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois appeals panel on Nov. 30 affirmed a trial judge’s ruling, saying that when the plaintiff’s claims against the defendants presume the existence of a written contract containing an arbitration clause, the judge did not err in dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint and ordering the parties to arbitration pursuant to the contract’s arbitration clause, even though the defendants were not signatories to the contract (Hyung Wook Kim v. Bruce Kim, et al., No. 1-15-3296, Ill. App., 1st Dist., 3rd Div.; 2016 Ill. App. Unpub. LEXIS 2539)....

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