A stipulation for settlement was reached during a mediation. Defendant’s lawyer, representing the defendant on the cross-complaint, signed the stipulation for the client, and plaintiff asserted the stipulation was not binding because it was not signed by the client. The appellate court found the lawyer signed the stipulation as the designated employee, and that just because the employee happened to be a lawyer did not prohibit signing on behalf of the defendant. Provost v. Regents of the University of California (Cal. App. Fourth Dist., Div. 3; December 14, 2011) 201 Cal.App.4th 1289.
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