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Government

Oct. 13, 2015

State commission may protect mediators from liability

A state commission is considering revising California law on mediations so that some lawyers could get sued for malpractice, bringing to light actions they take in sessions that have typically been sheltered from public eye.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A state commission is considering revising California law on mediations so that some
lawyers could get sued for malpractice, bringing to light actions they take in sessions
that have typically been sheltered from public eye.


On Thursday, the California Law Revision Commission decided attorneys who act as mediators
sho...

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