Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:23C-7

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
7. Prohibited mediator reports.

a. Except as required in subsection b., a mediator may not make a report, assessment, evaluation, recommendation, finding, or other oral or written communication regarding a mediation to a court, administrative agency, or other authority that may make a ruling on the dispute that is the subject of the mediation.

b. A mediator may disclose:

(1) whether the mediation occurred or has terminated, whether a settlement was reached, and attendance; or

(2) a mediation communication as permitted under section 6 of P.L.2004, c.157 (C. 2A:23C-6);

c. A communication made in violation of subsection a. may not be considered by a court, administrative agency, or arbitrator.

L.2004,c.157,s.7.