A solicitor representing a client at mediation has ostensible authority to bind the client to a settlement agreement reached during the mediation. A party who signs settlement documents, personally attends and participates in the mediation, accepts the settlement funds, and seeks to expedite payment without expressing dissatisfaction, cannot later repudiate the agreement on the basis of bare allegations of fraud, conspiracy, or lack of authority unsupported by evidence.
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