Jul. 8, 2003

Confidentiality

In Closing Column - Alternative Dispute Resolution - By Paul W. Taylor - One of the oldest tenets of mediation is the confidentiality of communications made during its course. Confidentiality is what makes mediation such a successful tool for resolving conflict. Rojas v. Superior Court , 102 Cal.App.4th 1062 (2nd Dist. 2002), however, threatens the long-standing fundamental concept of mediation confidentiality.