When cases settle through mediation, the benefits are clear: Clients get resolution, even a healing catharsis sometimes; medical providers are paid and liens are discharged; and claim representatives and counsel can close their files. A settlement can only be reached, however, when all participants, including the mediator, are fully prepared, engaged and committed to the mediation process.
In the context of personal injury cases — where tensions and emotions can dictate outcomes, many problems are entirely preventable when participants work together towards resolution from the onset. These fundamentals, if addressed in advance of the session, can help ensure the mediation will not end before it even begins.
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