(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 29J-3.005

  • 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 forty-five (45) days of the date of the conclusion of the initial settlement meeting.
    (3) All timeframes specified in this rule may be shortened or extended by mutual agreement of the named parties.
    (4) The parties may, by mutual agreement, utilize procedures in the RDRP in any order.
    (5) Where necessary to allow this process to be effectively carried out, named parties should address deferring or seeking stays of judicial or administrative proceedings.
Specific Authority 186.509 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 186.509. History-New 8-17-94.