Georgos v. Jackson

ON PETITION FOR TRANSFER

BOEHM, Justice.

We hold that an order directing the parties to consummate a mediation settlement agreement, without more, is not a final judgment, and that an attorney attending a mediation settlement conference may bind the client to a settlement agreement despite the client’s absence.

Factual and Procedural Background

Claude Jackson was injured in a collision with a truck driven by Michael Georgos, an employee of Pangere Corporation, and sued both Georgos and Pangere (collee- tively “Defendants”). 1 The trial court ordered mediation. Although the order does not appear…