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RA 9285 Section 10

Waiver of Confidentiality.

Section 10

SEC. 10. Waiver of Confidentiality.—A privilege arising from the confidentiality of information may be waived in a record, or orally during a proceeding by the mediator and mediation parties. A privilege arising from the confidential of information may likewise be waived by a nonparty participant if the information provided by such nonparty participant. A person who discloses confidential information shall be precluded from asserting the privilege under Section 9 of this Chapter to bar disclosure of the rest of the information necessary to a complete understanding of the previously disclosed information. If a person suffers loss or damage as a result of the disclosure of the confidential information, he shall be entitled to damages in a judicial proceeding against the person who made the disclosure. A person who discloses or makes; representation about a mediation is preclude from asserting the privilege under Section 9, to the extent that the communication prejudices another person in the proceeding and it is necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the representation of disclosure.

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CitationRA 9285 Section 10 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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