MSC: Lawyer’s Remarks Before Mediation Are ‘Confidential Communications’
An attorney’s alleged defamatory statements to another lawyer while waiting for a court-ordered mediation conference to begin were confidential mediation communications.
No Confidentiality For Lawyer’s Alleged Defamatory Remarks
The trial court in this defamation case erred by striking an attorney’s affidavit and precluding the attorney from testifying.