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Settlement and Release Agreements Take Away Rights to Pursue Any Future Claims Even if Such Claims Are From Facts Unknown at the Time of Signing – Court

Active participation in court proceedings without referring to the arbitration clause is a waiver of the right to invoke the arbitration clause and a submission to the jurisdiction of the Court to handle the dispute.

Where parties who have had contractual business dealings together “come to a full accounting and settlement purporting to cover the transactions between them” in the form of a settlement and release agreement, such an agreement has the binding force and effect of a contract, and may not be ignored or…

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