What Will Happen at My Mediation?
On May 26, 2022, the Florida Supreme Court amended Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442 to exclude non-monetary terms from proposals for settlement. Effective July 1, 2022, non-monetary terms, such as the execution of...more
Commercial litigator Thomas Moring discusses the mediation process and how it can be a useful way to handle disputes quickly and less costly than trial. ...more
When I was a full-time settlement judge, the sheer volume of settlement conferences required me to frequently offer a mediator’s proposal to resolve a matter so I could move on to the next case. Typically, a mediator’s...more
This post is a continuation of the 10 most horrible, terrible, no good, “bang your head against the door” mistakes that I have seen lawyers make before, during and after mediations in which I was the mediator. As stated in...more
Mediation is serious business. But, nonetheless, a process which has room for – and, indeed, a need for – humor at the right moments. Mediation is often the culmination of years of hard-fought and costly litigation where...more
The topic of proposals for settlement in Florida is a dynamic one. Florida courts continue to shape and refine the landscape of proposals and offers in civil litigation. On April 26, 2019, Florida’s Second District Court of...more