R. CONSOLIDATION OF ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS 1. Except as otherwise prohibited in the arbitration agreement, a party may move the Court to order consolidation of separate arbitratio...
ARBIRATION - PART VI Q. Arbitrators’ Jurisdiction, Scope of Authority and Enforcement Issues 1. The following categories of actions may not be referred to arbitration by the ...
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ARBITRATION - PART V Note: Florida's arbitration code was recently amended. For a discussion regarding those amendments, please go to http://www.gray-robinson.com/attorneys/detail/1262/Gary...
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Mediation - Part V APPEARANCE AT THE MEDIATION CONFERENCE 1. Unless permitted by court order or the parties’ written agreement, a party is deemed to appear at a mediation if the followin...
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ARBITRATION - PART IV B. Selection of Arbitrators for Non-AAA Arbitrations 1. If an agreement for arbitration provides a method for the appointment of arbitrators, that method must be followed ...
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ARBITRATION - PART III. B. Waiver of Right to Arbitrate 1. The right to arbitration under an agreement may be waived by taking actions inconsistent with the arbitration provision. The court (no...
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B. COMMENCEMENT AND SUBMISSION TO ARBITRATION TO AAA 1. A party to an existing dispute may commence an arbitration under the AAA’s rules by filing two copies of a demand for arbitration, signe...
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A. THE ARBITRATION PROCESS 1. As opposed to mediation, arbitration results in a binding or non-binding decision of the dispute. 2. The arbitrators consider the evidentiary presentations of the ...
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B. MEDIATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS. 1. Mediated settlement agreements reached at a court ordered mediation are unenforceable unless signed by the parties and their counsel. Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.730(...
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A. THE MEDIATION CONFERENCE 1. If a party fails to appear at a duly noticed mediation without good cause, the court upon motion shall impose sanctions against the party failing to appear. Those ...
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C. AGREEMENTS TO MEDIATE 1. If the parties wish to require mediation with the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), for all future disputes relating to a contract before any arbitration ...
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A. The Mediation Process 1. Mediation is a process whereby a neutral third person encourages and facilitates the resolution of a dispute between two or more parties in an informal proceeding to ...
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WHEN IS PRESUIT MEDIATION APPROPRIATE? We all agree that the timing of when to conduct a mediation is almost as important as who is selected as the mediator. Legal disputes are sometimes approp...
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The first topic to discuss are the reasons for and against attempting to negotiate a settlement before mediation. There are many schools of thought on this topic. Please post your thoughts for ou...
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I have started this blog to discuss various issues relating to Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") in Florida. The focus of these discussions will be ADR for business disputes and commercial r...
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