A motion to compel mediation by plaintiffs in a class action case was denied by a federal court due to defendants’ assertion that they would not settle because they desired a dispositive ruling from the court. The court noted that requiring mediation in this circumstance would increase attorneys’ fees pointlessly, but that the court would again determine whether mediation might be useful to the parties later in the case.
Darrington v. Assessment Recovery of Washington, LLC, No. C13-0286-JCC (U.S.D.C. W.D. Wash., August 5, 2014)
