As Florida attorneys are aware, mediation is compulsory in all civil cases. Moreover, mediation is the fast, efficient, and less costly way of resolving litigation. The mediator, whether appointed by the court or chosen by the litigants, is an experienced, unbiased, and disinterested attorney whose job it is to help the litigants and attorneys reach an amicable resolution to their case.
Most importantly, everything discussed during mediation is privileged and confidential. Nothing that was said or learned during the process may be divulged in court or to others unless the parties agree.
It is the parties to the litigation, not the court or jury, who decide to settle the case. The outcome is strictly in the hands of the litigants…not left to the whim or caprice of those who are not involved in the lawsuit.
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