An initial meeting with the GC should occur to ascertain expected contribution levels. Start with a group meeting, including experts, to provide a scheduled presentation of issues, costs. Meet with plaintiff attorney and HOA to overview settlement possibilities and approaches. Begin scheduled meeting with the subcontractors, and attempt to enforce a schedule. The mediator cannot be everybody's friend.
History shows that some parties delay, and attempt to avoid attendance at portions of the mediation.
It is essential to have everybody with the ultimate settlement decision at the conference. Many mediators believe is setting a post settlement meeting. I am not one of them. I will call a meeting should any complications arise. For example, a share equally policy has certain drawbacks.