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A straightforward Rojas still riles some practitioners: Commentary: Exalting 'absolute confidentiality' hurts the practice
Author(s) -
Kichaven Jeff
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
alternatives to the high cost of litigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1549-4381
pISSN - 1549-4373
DOI - 10.1002/alt.20028
Subject(s) - confidentiality , law , discoverability , mediation , supreme court , absolute (philosophy) , political science , sort , computer science , philosophy , database , epistemology , human–computer interaction
Two articles sort out this summer's biggest ADR‐related case, the California Supreme Court's Rojas decision. First, Alternatives discusses the holding and the fallout. Then, full‐time neutral Jeff Kichaven, of Los Angeles, who worked on an amicus filing in the case, discusses why he believes the opinion, which backs an almost total ban on litigation discoverability of mediation materials, will hurt the profession.