These views are Ed's and do not necessarily reflect those of Florida Mediation Group.
Absence makes hearts grow fonder, so they say.
An apt aphorism for lovers-not necessarily for parties to a mediation. Such cases are especially frustrating for mediators, as they rack their brains trying to figure out what they are doing wrong. Assuming, for purposes of my thesis, there are no disagreements about the facts of an accident or other circumstances of a dispute or about the applicable legal aspects, it is to the credit or discredit of the human mind that opinions on damages still can differ drastically and irresolvably. Truth is, there are times when one or both sides in a legal dispute have such disparate opinions of the value of a claim that the gap cannot be closed. I hope not.