Way v. Kilpatrick

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• collecting cases under federal and state law finding enforceable arbitration agreements based on language’s indication of parties’ intent where “arbitration” was not used
• “[It is] a familiar principle of contract interpretation[ ] that ‘specific terms and exact terms are given greater weight than general language.’ ”
• “The writing must be interpreted as a whole, giving a reasonable, lawful, and effective meaning to all its terms.” (quoting 1010 Potomac Assocs. v. Grocery Mfrs. of Am., Inc., 485 A.2d 199, 205 (D.C. 1984))

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