Federal Judge Gone Wild? Seeking Rescission, Producer Francis Claims His Mediated Settlement Was Coerced by Jail Time

摘要

This should come as no surprise ro anyone who has heard the story. Joseph Francis, soft-porn king, and now accidental poster child for mediation confidentiality, has filed suit to undo a mediated settlement agreement that he claims was signed under duress. He has a good point, too. After all, he was thrown in jail in Florida for his mediation conduct, and-at least in his mind-could only get out if he agreed to sign a multimil-lion dollar settlement agreement to resolve a civil lawsuit. Jail can be a pretty good motivator in that sense. If only all mediators had that power-settlement rates would be at 100%.