Petition for Review Granted by Calif. Sup. Ct. in Mold-Related Mediation Confidentiality Dispute

LOS ANGELES - The California Supreme Court has granted a petition for review of an appeal court opinion that addresses whether factual material gathered for the purposes of mediation in a mold-related case is protected by the mediation confidentiality privilege. Rojas v. Superior Court (Coffin), 102 Cal.App. 4th 1062 (2002).

The petition for review was granted Jan. 15 for an opinion issued Oct. 10, 2002, in which the Second Appellate District, Division Seven, of California's Court of Appeal ruled that factual material in the form of physical evidence and raw data concerning a mold-contaminated apartment complex, even though gathered for …