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When Insurance Coverage Issues Get In The Way of Settlement

Bruce's CornerBy bfriedman February 7, 2013

As a litigator turned mediator, I believe it is crucial (both for myself and the parties for whom I mediate), that I stay current on relevant legal issues and practices. With that in mind, I recently attended a seminar on mediation and arbitration of insurance coverage disputes in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market. …

The Written Settlement: Don’t Leave Home without It!

Bruce's CornerBy bfriedman April 17, 2012

Absent a written settlement agreement or term sheet signed by the parties or a settlement on the record transcribed by a court reporter, a settlement agreement reached in mediation is not enforceable under California law. Hopefully, you have not had the experience of a long mediation ending late in the evening with an agreement to…