The Convention of the Witch and the Princess in Zoom Mediation
By now, most of you have participated in a remote mediation, most likely on a Zoom platform. I want to talk about attendance via Zoom and the psychology of communication and helping your cause by managing your virtual appearance. In Western literature and film, there are conventions associated with appearance and sound when depicting good […]
A Funny Little Thing About Authority in Mediation
Florida has an attendance requirement for insurance carrier representatives tied to the policy limits or the last demand by the claimant. It is Rule 1.720(b). There are some problems, pragmatic and philosophical, with the existing authority rules. Suppose in a premises liability case the insured, its claims representative, and its counsel have round-tabled before mediation. […]