State Magistrate Judge Recommended Suit Be Stricken As Sham Pleading Ft Lauderdale, Fla. – November 21, 2025 — Becker is pleased to announce the firm has secured a $100,000 settlement with The Miami Lakes Town Council, which fully resolves the municipality’s lawsuit falsely claiming there was a professional services agreement […]
In a recent article for The AI Journal, Jon Polenberg, a shareholder and Vice Chair of Becker & Poliakoff’s Business Litigation Practice Group, unpacks the growing patchwork of U.S. state laws governing artificial intelligence, titled “Patchwork AI Laws Leave Gaps: Colorado and California.” He examines how divergent regulatory frameworks in […]
Q: How is a lawsuit formally settled in mediation, and how is that settlement enforced? A: Any settlement agreement reached between the parties at mediation must be properly documented in order to be enforceable. This means that all of the terms of the settlement need to be reduced to writing […]
Q: What are the advantages of going to mediation? A: There are various reasons why it is advantageous for parties who are embroiled in a legal dispute or already find themselves in litigation to take advantage of mediation. While, as I’ve pointed out in past articles, a mediator will make […]
Q: What happens at mediation? A: As I’ve explained in previous articles, a mediation is essentially a formal settlement conference. While mediations used to take place in law offices or mediators’ offices or sometimes in the courthouse (and many times still do), they now often take place by Zoom teleconference. […]
