(1) The initial settlement meeting shall be scheduled and held within 30 days of the date of receipt of the initiation letter at a time and place convenient to the named parties.

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Terms Used In Florida Regulations 29I-7.005

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
    (2) Additional settlement meetings, mediation, or advisory decision-making shall be completed within 45 days of the date of the conclusion of the initial settlement meeting.
    (3) All time frames specified or agreed to in this process may be altered by mutual agreement of the named parties.
    (4) The parties may, by agreement, utilize procedures in the RDRP in any order.
    (5) Where necessary to allow this process to be carried out effectively, named parties should consider deferring or seeking stays of judicial or administrative proceedings.
Rulemaking Authority 186.509 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 186.509. History-New 4-12-94.