Jun. 13, 2003

Statute May Cover Statements Made Outside the Presence of a Mediator

Focus Column - Alternative Dispute Resolution - By June Lehrman - In the fifth significant decision interpreting the state's mediation-confidentiality statute, the 2nd District Court of Appeal found that the law covers communications among mediation participants occurring outside the mediator's presence. Eisendrath v. Superior Court , 2003 WL 21246590 (Cal. App. 2nd Dist. May 30, 2003).