SYNERGY CONTRACTING GROUP INC., SHUTTLEWORTH v. PEOPLE'S TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY

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• holding that waiver-of-reliance provision precluded fraudulent inducement claim with respect to arbitration clause in release
• holding that a waiver- of-reliance provision was binding where its language was clear and the totality of the surrounding circumstances supported enforceability
• holding that the Court had “no discretion but to direct the court to compel arbitration and stay [this] litigation” because the parties’ arbitration agreement contained a delegation clause
• holding that provision stating that no party is “relying upon any statement or any representation of any agent of the parties” refuted element of reliance in fraudulent-inducement claim
• concluding that where all factors were present, disclaimer of reliance precluded fraudulent inducement claim
• holding that because the arbitration agreement’s delegation clause was “not challenged on any legal or public policy grounds,” the Court had “no discretion but to direct the court to compel arbitration and stay [this] litigation”

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