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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Apr. 13, 2000

Not So Secret

^^Alternative Dispute Resolution^^ California's mediation confidentiality statutes were thought to be the broadest in the United States, but recent cases have challenged this belief. Page 7.

By Richard Chernick
        Confidentiality is central to mediation. Parties are willing to participate in the process because of it, and it is an essential tool for mediators to effectively assist the parties in reaching settlement. Until recently, California's mediation confidentiality statutes, the product of a thoughtful Law Revision Commission study and proposal, were thought to be ...

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