Is a mediated resolution legally “binding”?
If the parties reach a resolution, that resolution is reduced to a writing signed by all the parties at the close of the mediation. This writing is a contract and is as binding and enforceable as any other written agreement. There is no “appeal” per se, though conceivably a party could seek to declare the contract unenforceable if there are severe enough circumstances (e.g., physical duress). Generally, however, courts look very skeptically at anyone trying to get out of a mediated settlement for a number of important reasons.
