Cheron, Inc v. Don Jones, Inc

I respectfully dissent from the reversal of the mediation sanctions awarded in favor of defendants. *222The majority concludes that “under MCR 2.403(0) because the original $57,000 damages award was more than the mediation evaluation of $20,000,” ante at 218, defendants are not entitled to mediation sanctions. The award to which the majority refers is contained in a December 9, 1997, “opinion and order” that recites the trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law rendered following this nonjury trial. The majority treats this opinion and order as a judgment; I do not. The disputed…