Illinois Supreme Court
Civil Court
Arbitration
In area of uninsured motorist coverage, the legislature has required arbitration clauses, and allows smaller awards to be binding yet allows higher awards to be rejected. "Trial de novo" provision in underinsured motorist auto insurance policy, allowing either party to an insurance contract to demand a trial de novo after arbitration, was not unenforceable as unconscionable, and was not invalid as against public policy. (FREEMAN, THOMAS, KARMEIER, BURKE, and THEIS, concurring.)