Mediation Confidentiality: For California Litigants, Why Should Mediation Confidentiality be a Function of the Court in Which the Litigation is Pending?

Authors

Rebecca Callahan

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The article presents information on mediation confidentiality. Confidentiality protections are available to California litigants depending on whether the litigants are in state or federal court. It depicts that California courts provide protection only when disputants utilize mediation for resolving their differences and also focuses on the evidence exclusion provision in which the privilege held by participant acts as bar to compel discovery without everyone's consent.

Recommended Citation

Rebecca Callahan, Mediation Confidentiality: For California Litigants, Why Should Mediation Confidentiality be a Function of the Court in Which the Litigation is Pending?, 12 Pepp. Disp. Resol. L.J. Iss. 1 (2013)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/drlj/vol12/iss1/2