WPC  n5/7H2^,6A!_˶Y ZлJ?=,>>,V0\]Z8|*1uVkog 3 vQ|'qyHIޑq- 0ɵ9l"F }.Ֆ4r 0< 0<@ 0n|UFUJ00z 0#$UN %3 M9 (= Ne ^ g ws 4w  m \  `&Times New Roman'  Training0Training .   <:Default Para<:Footnote Ref< :Endnote TextXXX7\  `.Times New Roman TURkIA`2WP TypographicSymbols#|x(rq$..       X X HP LaserJet 5M,,,,0(9 Z6Times New Roman Regular Xy/ h.:i+00U  q!..       KX XK K  _       XLXKXLXXXLGrayandAssociates,LLC,TrusteeundertheLitigationTrustestablishedpursuanttothe  reorganizationplanof_Sunterra_ԀCorporation,etalv.ErnstandYoung,_LLP_,CaseNo.24C02  0293,2003_MDBT_Ԁ2(CircuitCourtforBaltimoreCity)(June11,2003)(perAlbertJ._Matricciani_, | Jr.) b TheCourtruledonthepartiesXGXXXL=XLXXXGԀcrossmotionsforastaypendingarbitrationandastayof . ~ arbitration.ThisrulingfollowedthecourtXGXXXL=XLXXXGsgrantingatemporarystayofarbitrationonJanuary  f 30,2003untilitdeterminedwhetheravalidandenforceablearbitrationagreementhadbeen  N made.TheplaintiffXGXXXL=XLXXXGsargumentrestedontwotheories:(1)thearbitrationprovisionsinaMay  4 1990agreementwereunenforceablebecausethedefendantmadematerialmisrepresentations    and/orconcealedfactstoinducetheplaintifftoenterintotheagreement;and(2)thearbitration    provisionswereobtainedbyconstructivefraud.   Held:TheCourtheldthattheMay1998arbitration/mediationagreementwasvalidand d  enforceable.PlaintiffXGXXXL=XLXXXGsremainingcontentionsmustberesolvedbythosearbitration/mediation J  provisions. 2   X h  XSynopsis:Inordertoshowfraudordeceit,theplaintiffmustdemonstratebyclearand N convincingevidence(1)thatthedefendantmadeafalserepresentationtotheplaintiff;(2)its 4 falsitywaseitherknownbythedefendantormadewithrecklessdisregardforthetruth;(3)the  plaintiffrightfullyreliedontherepresentation;and(4)compensableinjuryresulted.Toshow  constructivefraud,theplaintiffmustshowafiduciaryrelationship.  Plaintifffailedtomeettheclearandconvincingstandardofproofforfraud.Theevidencedoes b notshowthatmaterialfactsweremisrepresentedorconcealedfromplaintiff.Norwasthereany H evidencethatthefraudrelatedspecificallytothearbitration/mediationclauseinthiscontract; .~ evenassumingthatmaterialfactsweremisrepresentedorconcealed,theevidencedidnot d supportaparticularizedpurposetoobtainanagreementtosubmittoarbitration. J Astotheconstructivefraudargument,theevidencefailedtoshowbyclearandconvincing  evidencethatthearbitrationprovisionwasfraudulentlyobtained.Thepartiesweresophisticated  entitiescontractingonequalfooting.    P B. ` hp x (#XBCounsel: ArnoldM.Weiner,Esq. ^"!  P E.` hp x (# X(#EPaulF.Strain,Esq. D#" _Iruih_ԀB.Nathan,Esq. *$z# Kendall_Millard_,Esq. %` $