Alternative Dispute Resolution
Apr. 10, 2010
Confidentiality Doesn't Count
The 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled 2-1 Thursday that mediation confidentiality wasn't meant to protect communications between an attorney and client who later get into their own dispute.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled 2-1 Thursday that mediation confidentiality wasn't meant to protect communications between an attorney and client who later get into their own dispute. Otherwise, clients couldn't hold their lawyers accountable for professional deficiencies, Justice Tricia A. Bigelow wrote. Porter v. Wyner, B11398. It remains to be seen whether Thursday's ruli...
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