The court properly granted the motion to strike plaintiffs' demand for a jury trial. While a party alleging fraudulent inducement that elects to bring an action for damages, as opposed to opting for rescission, may, under certain circumstances, still challenge the validity of the underlying agreement in a way that renders the contractual jury waiver provision in that agreement inapplicable to the fraudulent inducement cause of action (see e.g. J.P. Morgan Sec. Inc. v Ader...
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