My last couple posts emphasized the importance of settling at the mediation. This post acknowledges instances where a party is better served by having more time to decide.
Mediators strive to get cases settled, that's what they are hired to do. Lawyers strive to get their cases settled- that's why they (or most of them) come to mediation. The parties come to mediation expecting to get their cases settled. With all that motivation, everyone is driven to reach a settlement that