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- The USDC., E.D. MO. has established a significant �Good Faith� component in court ordered mediations and will look into what happened during the mediation. Counsel should definitely comply with the court�s directives regarding mediation.
- When mediating with an agency of the Federal Government, keep in mind that communications in joint sessions are not confidential. If you wish to protect the confidentiality of the session, include a clause in your agreement to mediate that expands confidentiality protection.
- When mediating, consider the jurisdiction that will be ruling on issues pertaining to the mediation as different jurisdictions have different expectations of what mediator confidentiality means.