Sometimes known as a Settlement Documentary, a mediation documentary is an attorney's condensed preview of their case, usually a wrongful death or personal injury case.  The video's principal audience is insurance adjusters and opposing counsel.  The intent is to increases the probability of settlement before trial as well as increase the settlement amount.

While the subject matter may be similar as a Activities of Daily Living (Day In The Life) documentary,  a settlement documentary is intended to show the strength of the plaintiff's case, and creative elements are allowed in showing both liability and damages. Every settlement documentary is going to be different and each is going to have elements that are relevant to it's type of case. However, each settlement documentary does include similar key features.

Settlement documentaries are not an appropriate option for every civil or criminal case. However, they are extremely valuable when used for establishing the strength of wrongful death cases, personal injury cases and class action settlement cases.

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