Q: Hi. We went to mediation and signed a document saying ...
"The parties agree to resolve this matter and to prepare a settlement agreement to include the following terms: ..."
The agreement the opposing side came up with includes some unfair and crazy stuff, including:-We would like some things clarified, added and deleted but the other side is refusing to make any changes. -One of the stipulations says if there is any breach we must pay them $19,500 per violation. This was never discussed and is an absurd amount. We clearly will not agree to this.-We can't disparage the firm but it doesn't include the firm can't disparage us.
Again we can't agree to these and other terms. The attorney from the other side says they will not change anything in the agreement. Our attorney is saying since we filed the initial agreement to prepare a settlement agreement and also a W-9 they insisted on us completing that we are in an agreement that we cannot get out of and they are just going to send us the check. I know this is not correct. What can we do?
A: A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for four weeks. However, it's difficult for an attorney to offer guidance based on a brief post. You could reach out to Pennsylvania attorneys to discuss, but they may want to see the agreement and learn more details about the matter before offering meaningful input. Good luck
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