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Filing Certifications: Why Timing Matters More Than You Think

2026-05-04T10:19:38-04:00

Rule 1.710(e), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure requires that, unless stipulated otherwise, each party must file a Certification of Authority 10 days prior to mediation, identifying the parties and insurance representative who will attend mediation with full authority to settle without further consultation. The failure to timely file the Certification can result in the imposition [...]

Filing Certifications: Why Timing Matters More Than You Think2026-05-04T10:19:38-04:00

“What We’ve Got Here is a Failure to Communicate”

2025-08-19T11:08:59-04:00

Taking a line from one of my favorite movies, Cool Hand Luke, starring my uncle, Paul Newman (he didn’t know how to spell his last name), “what we've got here is a failure to communicate.”  Communication is the key ingredient to a successful mediation. Far too often, parties or their counsel want to withhold information [...]

“What We’ve Got Here is a Failure to Communicate”2025-08-19T11:08:59-04:00
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