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Is a Mediation Settlement Agreement Enforcable if Further Steps are Required?

Is a Mediation Settlement Agreement Enforcable if Further Steps are Required?

Joel Reck explores the enforceability of mediation settlement agreements.  Often a simple settlement agreement is drafted at the end of a mediation with the understanding that a more comprehensive agreement will be amended in the following days.  This can prove difficult when disagreements arise over the next steps or issues to be resolved.  Joel shares the background of a case during which this became a problem. 

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