New York Mediation Position Statement

MEDIATION POSITION STATEMENT

CONFIDENTIAL — FOR MEDIATOR'S EYES ONLY

Case Caption: [________________________________________] v. [________________________________________]

Court / Index No.: Supreme Court, [________________] County, New York, Index No. [________________]

Mediation Date: [__/__/____]

Mediator: [________________________________________]

Mediation Program: ☐ Court-Annexed ADR Program ☐ Private Mediation ☐ Commercial Division Mediation

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

Counsel for Submitting Party:
Name: [________________________________________]
Firm: [________________________________________]
Address: [________________________________________]
Phone: [________________] | Email: [________________]
NY Registration 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") in connection with the mediation scheduled for [__/__/____]. This statement is submitted as a confidential settlement communication within the meaning of CPLR § 4547 and the applicable mediation program rules.

Brief Case Summary:
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

Core Dispute: [________________________________________]

Amount in Controversy: $[________________]

2. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

Chronology:

3. LEGAL ISSUES

Claims / Causes of Action:

☐ Breach of Contract
☐ Negligence
☐ Fraud / Fraudulent Inducement
☐ Breach of Fiduciary Duty
☐ General Business Law § 349 (Deceptive Acts)
☐ General Business Law § 350 (False Advertising)
☐ Employment Discrimination (NY Human Rights Law, Exec. Law § 296)
☐ NYC Human Rights Law (NYC Admin. Code § 8-107)
☐ Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
☐ Real Property / Landlord-Tenant
☐ Commercial / Partnership Dispute
☐ 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: $[________________]
☐ CPLR § 3221 Offer to Liquidate served on [__/__/____]
☐ Prior mediation on [__/__/____] — Result: [________________]
☐ Preliminary conference settlement discussions (22 NYCRR § 202.12)
☐ No prior settlement discussions

6. SETTLEMENT POSITION

Opening Position: $[________________]

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

Acceptable Non-Monetary Terms:
☐ General release and stipulation of discontinuance with prejudice
☐ Confidentiality of settlement terms
☐ Non-disparagement agreement
☐ Structured settlement / installment payments
☐ Consent decree / injunctive relief: [________________________________________]
☐ Other: [________________________________________]

7. OBSTACLES TO RESOLUTION

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

8. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION FOR MEDIATOR

DO NOT SHARE WITH OPPOSING PARTY:

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

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

Insurance Information (if applicable):
☐ Carrier: [________________] | Policy limits: $[________________]
☐ Excess / umbrella coverage: $[________________]

9. ATTACHMENTS

☐ Summons and Complaint / Answer
☐ Key contracts or documents
☐ Expert reports
☐ Bill of particulars
☐ Damage calculations
☐ Other: [________________________________________]

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

This document is a confidential settlement communication under CPLR § 4547 and applicable mediation program rules. It is intended solely for the mediator and shall not be filed with any court or disclosed to any third party without consent of all parties.