Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Arbitration
Court properly granted motion of Defendant rehabilitation facility to compel arbitration of the negligence claims that Plaintiff filed against it. Affidavits and admission packet provides sufficient facts to support claim of Defendant that it is a party to the arbitration contract. Plaintiff failed to put forward any evidence of duress. The fact that Plaintiff was not told in advance that Defendant would give him an arbitration agreement to sign is not evidence of duress. factr(PIERCE and GRIFFIN, concurring.)