You Shouldn’t Have to Choose Most plaintiff firms commission a settlement documentary for one moment: the mediation table. It’s built to move an adjuster or a defense panel, to turn a stack of medical records into something they can feel in the room. As we put it, the goal is a film that plays like…
What Every Plaintiff Attorney Should Know Before Filming No — mediation privilege, on its own, almost never protects a settlement documentary. Mediation privilege statutes, influenced by the Uniform Mediation Act, shield communications during a mediation session. They do not protect evidence or media that existed before the parties walked into the room. The two doctrines…