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of Minnesota, and engaged in wrongful conduct in Hennepin County, Minnesota; have <br /> injured Plaintiffs, who are Hennepin County, Minnesota residents; and the property at <br /> issue is in Hennepin County, Minnesota. <br /> 12. Although there is an arbitration agreement (the "Arbitration Agreement") <br /> between Plaintiffs and some of the Defendants, it is not a barrier to the Court's <br /> jurisdiction in this case because: (i) it was not signed by Gherardi, JNJ, Brennan, Brennan <br /> Properties, Orono, or Stephenson in his individual capacity (he did sign in his capacity as <br /> WPLLC's manager); (ii) Plaintiffs' claims pertaining to the Conservation Easement (as <br /> defined infra) relate, in part, to title issues, and are therefore explicitly excluded under the <br /> terms of the Arbitration Agreement; (iii) Plaintiffs' claims pertaining to Minn. Stat. § <br /> 327A fall outside of the Arbitration Agreement under both the requirements of the statute <br /> and under the terms of the Arbitration Agreement; (iv) Plaintiffs' claims pertaining to <br /> fraud with respect to the condition of the Property (defined infra) go to fraud in the <br /> inducement and therefore relate to the validity of the contract formation, including the <br /> validity of the Arbitration Agreement; and (v) all remaining claims are so closely <br /> intertwined with issues not subject to arbitration that it is not.practicable to try such <br /> claims separately. <br /> III. RELEVANT FACTS <br /> Purchase Agreement, Arbitration Agreement, and Escrow Agreement <br /> 13. Plaintiffs as buyers and WPLLC as seller entered into a Purchase <br /> Agreement dated February 11, 2013 (as amended by various addenda executed on or <br /> shortly thereafter, the "Purchase Agreement") for the sale of residential real property <br /> 3 <br />