Florida Mediation Position Statement

MEDIATION POSITION STATEMENT

CONFIDENTIAL — FOR MEDIATOR'S EYES ONLY

Case Caption: [________________________________________] v. [________________________________________]

Court / Case No.: [________________] Judicial Circuit, [________________] County, Florida, Case No. [________________]

Mediation Date: [__/__/____]

Mediator: [________________________________________] | Florida Supreme Court Certified: ☐ Circuit ☐ County ☐ Family ☐ Dependency

Submitting Party: ☐ Plaintiff ☐ Defendant ☐ Third-Party Defendant ☐ Intervenor

Counsel for Submitting Party:
Name: [________________________________________]
Firm: [________________________________________]
Address: [________________________________________]
Phone: [________________] | Email: [________________]
Florida Bar No.: [________________]

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Factual Background
3. Legal Issues
4. Damages / Relief Sought
5. Prior Settlement Efforts
6. Settlement Position
7. Obstacles to Resolution
8. Confidential Information for Mediator
9. Attachments

1. INTRODUCTION

This Mediation Position Statement is submitted on behalf of [________________________________________] ("Client") for the mediation scheduled on [__/__/____]. This statement is confidential under Fla. Stat. § 44.405 (Mediation Confidentiality and Privilege Act).

Brief Case Summary:
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

Core Dispute: [________________________________________]

Amount in Controversy: $[________________]

Attendance Confirmation (Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.720(b)):
☐ Party representative with full settlement authority will attend in person
☐ Insurance adjuster with full authority will attend (if applicable)
☐ Corporate representative with full authority designated: [________________________________________]

2. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

Chronology:

3. LEGAL ISSUES

Claims / Causes of Action:

☐ Breach of Contract
☐ Negligence
☐ Fraud in the Inducement
☐ Breach of Fiduciary Duty
☐ Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (Fla. Stat. § 501.204)
☐ Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
☐ Insurance Bad Faith (Fla. Stat. § 624.155)
☐ Construction Defect (Fla. Stat. Ch. 558)
☐ Employment Dispute (Florida Civil Rights Act, Fla. Stat. § 760.10)
☐ Real Property / Landlord-Tenant
☐ Other: [________________________________________]

Key Legal Authorities:
[________________________________________]

Strengths of Position:
[________________________________________]

Weaknesses / Risks:
[________________________________________]

4. DAMAGES / RELIEF SOUGHT

5. PRIOR SETTLEMENT EFFORTS

☐ Demand letter sent on [__/__/____] — Amount: $[________________]
☐ Response / counteroffer on [__/__/____] — Amount: $[________________]
☐ Proposal for Settlement under Fla. Stat. § 768.79 served on [__/__/____] — Amount: $[________________]
☐ Prior mediation on [__/__/____] — Result: [________________]
☐ No prior settlement discussions

6. SETTLEMENT POSITION

Opening Position: $[________________]

Settlement Range (Confidential to Mediator): $[________________] to $[________________]

Acceptable Non-Monetary Terms:
☐ Mutual general release
☐ Confidentiality of settlement terms
☐ Non-disparagement agreement
☐ Structured settlement / payment plan
☐ Specific performance: [________________________________________]
☐ Consent judgment with payment terms
☐ Other: [________________________________________]

7. OBSTACLES TO RESOLUTION

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

8. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION FOR MEDIATOR

DO NOT SHARE WITH OPPOSING PARTY:

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

Authority to Settle: [________________________________________] has full authority to settle up to $[________________].

Insurance Information (if applicable):
☐ Carrier: [________________] | Policy limits: $[________________]
☐ Remaining coverage: $[________________]
☐ Bad faith exposure: ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Possible

9. ATTACHMENTS

☐ Complaint / Answer / Counterclaim
☐ Key contracts or documents
☐ Expert reports
☐ Damage calculations / life care plan
☐ Medical records summary
☐ Proposal for Settlement (if served)
☐ Other: [________________________________________]

Signature: ________________________________________
Printed Name: [________________________________________]
Date: [__/__/____]

This document is confidential under Fla. Stat. §§ 44.401–44.406. Disclosure in violation of § 44.405 may result in sanctions per § 44.406. This statement is intended solely for the mediator.