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Mediation Privilege in California: Why Confidentiality Makes Settlement Possible

How California’s mediation confidentiality statutes (Evid. Code §§ 1115–1129) protect settlement discussions, and why that protection is what makes mediation work.

Tionna Carvalho, Esq. · July 22, 2026 · 6-minute read
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