Lee v. Sheldon

BOLGER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Following mediation, a trust beneficiary and a trustee signed a document purporting to settle bitter family litigation and referring future disputes to the mediator for resolution. The beneficiary subsequently denied that she had settled and asked the mediator to resolve the issue, and the mediator concluded that the parties had reached a binding settlement. The beneficiary tried to resurrect this issue in the superior court, but the court concluded that the mediator's decision was within the scope of the authority conferred *747 by the parties. We conclude that the…