{"id":485,"date":"2024-04-12T21:07:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T01:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/?p=485"},"modified":"2024-04-14T21:08:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T01:08:49","slug":"answers-to-faqs-about-mediation-in-florida-personal-injury-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/answers-to-faqs-about-mediation-in-florida-personal-injury-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Answers to FAQs About Mediation in Florida Personal Injury Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many Florida accident claims will be settled by agreement of the parties without going to court, while some must go through the litigation and trial process. Still other cases are in between these stages. The parties are close to settlement and have resolved some issues, but they remain apart in other disputes. In such a case, mediation may enter the picture. In fact, under<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leg.state.fl.us\/statutes\/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&amp;URL=0000-0099\/0044\/0044.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Florida\u2019s statute on mediation<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, you may be required to participate.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The good news is that there are many benefits to mediation, because you have certainty knowing the outcome of the case. You also save time, since it is often possible to complete mediation within a day. Still, there are some factors to consider when conducting mediation, and a<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/practice-areas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Miami personal injury lawyer<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0can provide useful advice. Plus, you can review some answers to common questions about mediation in Florida accident claims.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Who will attend a mediation proceeding?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The parties and their attorneys will be present, so your lawyer will be at the mediation along with counsel for the defendant. For an accident claim, the defendant will usually be an insurance company on behalf of the at-fault party. The insurer will have their own attorney as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/answers-to-faqs-about-mediation-in-florida-personal-injury-cases\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Answers to FAQs About Mediation in Florida Personal Injury Cases\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many Florida accident claims will be settled by agreement of the parties without going to court, while some must go through the litigation and trial process. Still other cases are in between these stages. The parties are close to settlement and have resolved some issues, but they remain apart in other disputes. 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