California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Mellor Law Firm, APC v. Oaks, E050064, Super.Ct.No. RIC393729 (Cal. App. 2011):
communication between the disputants to assist them in reaching a mutually acceptable agreement." When clients participate in mediation they are, in effect, relinquishing all claims for new and independent torts arising from mediation, including legal malpractice causes of action against their own counsel. (Wimsatt v. Superior Court (2007) 152 Cal.App.4th 137, 164.)
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