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What law governs the mediation privilege in federal cases? By Jonah Orlofsky Intellectual Property, September 2014 Many states have mediation statutes that create statutory privileges for all communications that are part of the mediation process. There is, however, no similar federal statute. This raises the question of whether there is a mediation privilege for federal cases. Two recent Illinois federal district court decisions examined this issue

What law governs the mediation privilege in federal cases? By Jonah Orlofsky Alternative Dispute Resolution, May 2014 Two recent decisions show that the question of whether there is a mediation privilege in federal cases will differ depending upon the basis for jurisdiction.

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