Southern Calif. Mediation Assoc. Supports Production of Photos In Mold Case, Notwithstanding Mediation Confidentiality

LOS ANGELES - The Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA) has filed an Amicus Curiae brief in support of the petitioners' position in an action concerning whether evidence gathered by parties in a case concerning a large, mold-infested apartment complex is protected by mediation confidentiality from disclosure to the petitioners who filed a subsequent mold-exposure personal injury case. Rojas v. Superior Court (Coffin), No. S111585 (Calif. Sup. Ct., Los Angeles).

In its May 22 brief, SCMA supports the production of the photographs and other raw evidence in question, notwithstanding mediation confidentiality, in order to protect the integrity of mediation in the …