The time it takes to resolve a case in mediation is often beyond the mediator’s control. People negotiate differently—some need time to process a settlement proposal; others respond quickly and decisively. In the end, settlement hinges on whether the parties can agree on what the case is worth.
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I recently mediated a landlord-tenant dispute that had been pending for over four years and was scheduled to go to trial the following day. We engaged in full-day mediation, and while the parties explored various substantive pathways to resolution, the final hurdle to settlement came down not to economics or logistics—but to language.
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