In Chesney v. Hypertension Diagnostics, the appellate court affirmed the trial court’s conclusion that a mediated memorandum agreement is binding and enforceable despite the parties’ failure to complete a more comprehensive settlement document.
The appellate court noted that the memorandum agreement included Civil Mediation Act advisories and specifically noted the parties’ intent not to have their settlement be dependent on the subsequent, more comprehensive, settlement document.
Chesney v. Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc., A05-2210, 2006 WL 2256590 (Minn. App. Aug. 8, 2006)
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